Eligible S'poreans to get S$200-S$400 cost-of-living special payment in Sep. 2026

Singaporean households will be given S$500 in CDC vouchers in January 2027, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in his Budget speech on Feb. 12.

Like previous rounds of CDC vouchers, half of them can be used at participating supermarkets, while the other half can be used at participating heartland merchants and hawkers.

They will be valid for use until December 2027.

Speaking in parliament on anxieties and pressures faced by Singaporeans on the cost of living, he also highlighted further support that will be provided to Singaporeans in 2026 to manage the cost pressures.

S$200 to S$400 one-off payment

Singaporean adults earning up to S$100,000 in Assessable Income (AI), and who do not own more than one property, will be eligible for a one-off Cost-of-Living Special Payment comprising between S$200 and S$400 in cash.

The quantum will be determined by AI and the annual value of the individual's place of residence.

To be eligible, the individual must also be aged 21 and above in 2026 and residing in Singapore.

More U-Save rebates

There will also be additional U-Save rebates to support households with utilities expenses, PM Wong said.

Eligible Singaporean households living in HDB flats and whose members do not own more than one property will receive 1.5 times the amount of regular GST Voucher – U-Save in the 2026 financial year.

This is designed to help with utilities expenses and cushion the impact of higher utilities bills due to the increased carbon tax this year.

In total, eligible HDB households will receive up to S$570 of U-Save rebates in the current financial year, PM Wong said.

For more than one million Singaporean households, this is estimated to cover about five months of utilities expenses for residents of one and two-room flats, and about two months of utilities expenses for those in three and four-room flats.

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