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Money, money, money! Or vouchers, vouchers, vouchers in this case. My fellow Singaporeans, each household will be receiving S$300 in Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers in Jan 2027. The S$300 CDC vouchers are part of a S$900 million support package meant to cushion homes against rising costs amidst the Middle East crisis.
As with previous CDC vouchers, this tranche will be split equally between supermarkets and hawkers & merchants. This round of vouchers will expire on 31 Dec 2027 but I’m pretty sure I will have used them all at the participating hawkers, supermarkets and heartland merchants long before that.
If your household uses as much electricity and water as mine does, you’ll want to know that besides CDC vouchers, there will also be upgrades to the upcoming U-Save rebates in Oct 2026 and Jan 2027. This will help offset utility bill costs for households as well as provide financial relief for lower-income families.
To help with energy bills, eligible households will receive between S$110 and S$190 in U-Save rebates every quarter of the year (Apr, Jul, Oct 2026 and Jan 2027). This is double the usual amount, so I know a huge load will be lifted off my dad’s shoulders when he pays the bills. However, global energy prices are still expected to rise, resulting in higher local electricity costs, and I’ve personally cut down on my air-conditioning usage due to this.
Apart from utility bills, lower-income families can expect extra support through the ComCare Interim Assistance scheme through increased temporary pay-outs and flexibility for scheme eligibility. To qualify for the ComCare Interim Assistance, households cannot earn more than S$800 a month on a per capita basis. Payouts will be increased to at least S$250 a month for up to 3 months, with more provided to needier families.
