Family Assistance

We support low-income families to cope with their basic living and/or education needs of their children and facilitate their transition to greater resilience and self-reliance. 

The assistance may include:

• Grants for essential household bills, such as rental, utilities, childcare fees, student care fees, etc.

• Grocery vouchers to cope with daily living needs.

• Guidance and support in the area of job search and skills upgrading.

• Family bonding activities.

• Guidance and support from Volunteer Family Befrienders to build resilience.

• The Play-Based Programme that supports preschool children in strengthening their executive functions and overall educational development.

• Volunteer-driven Mentoring and Tutoring Programmes, such as the following:

• Supervised Homework Group (SHG)- to support academically weak Primary 4 to 6 students in their studies and to support their overall character development.

• Project YOUth Can Shine (YCS)- to support Secondary 1 to 2 students in Mathematics and facilitate the development of 21st-century competencies such as Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity and Compassion.

• Project RAISE (Realising Aspirations through Skills and Education) - to support case families to attain social mobility through the provision of grants for skills training and education as well as mentorship and guidance for parents and children.

• The Applicant or at least a family member, who lives in the same household, is a Chinese Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident

• Gross monthly household income not exceeding $2,400 or gross per capita income not exceeding $800

  Note: The approval of the application and the type of assistance rendered will be assessed and determined on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants are required to submit their application online through myCDAC portal.

Before meeting a caseworker for assessment, applicants should first submit their application through the portal.

After the application is submitted, a caseworker will contact the applicant for an interview and assessment within 7 working days. Supporting documents are required.

Before Applying Online线上申请前须知

Please ensure that the following mobile app and accounts are ready before applying online:

• Singpass account and Singpass app

• Valid email address