A Guide to the Subsidies for Caring for the Elderly in Singapore

In this 8-part guide, you will find all the eldercare subsidies and schemes in Singapore categorised according to your parent’s needs. We also included a special section featuring schemes specifically for Pioneers (citizens born on/before 1949).

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1. For The Elderly To Remain Mobile And Independent

• Seniors’ Mobility and Enabling Fund

• PAssion Silver Concession Card

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2. To Reduce Rising Medical Costs

• Eldershield

• Interim Disability Assistance Programme for the Elderly (IDAPE)

• Medical Fee Exemption Card (MFEC)

• Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS)

• Medisave

• Flexi-Medisave

• Medishield Life

• Medifund

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3. To Improve Ongoing Care

• Intermediate Long-Term Care (ILTC) Subsidy

• Caregiver Training Grant (CTG)

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4. To Hire A Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW)

• Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Grant

• Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Levy Concession

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5. To Improve Comfort And Retirement Income

• Lease Buyback Scheme (LBS)

• Silver Housing Bonus (SHB)

• 2-Room Flexi Scheme

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6. To Make Your Parents’ HDB Flat More Elder-Safe

• Enhancement for Active Seniors (EASE)

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7. To Supplement Your Parents’ Retirement Income

• ComCare Long-Term Assistance (Public Assistance)

• Silver Support Scheme

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8. Specially For Pioneers

• Pioneer Generation Package

• Pioneer Generation Disability Assistance Scheme (PioneerDAS)

• Medifund Silver

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