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The government will increase the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) support rate for F&B establishments and provide a one-month rental relief for hawker centres on government-owned premises, the Multi-Ministry Taskforce (MTF) on Covid-19 announced in a press release on Friday (May 14).
Enhanced JSS Support for F&B Firms
Due to the cessation of dining-in at F&B establishments from May 16 to June 13, the Government will increase the JSS support rate to 50 per cent of the first S$4,600 of gross monthly wages paid to local employees during the period for which dining-in is prohibited.
The enhanced JSS support rate is an increase from the 10 per cent support for wages paid up to June 2021.
Starting May 16 until Jun. 13, social gatherings will be limited to a maximum of two people, and dining in at food and beverage venues will no longer be allowed.
This is the first time since Phase 2 began on Jun. 19, 2020 that dining-in has been disallowed and social gatherings have been limited to less than five people.
One-Month Rental Relief for F&B establishments on Government-owned Premises
The Government will also provide one month of rental waiver for hawker stall and coffeeshop tenants in government-owned premises.
The government also urged commercial landlords to support their F&B tenants through this period.