In addition to the annual goods and services tax vouchers, public transport vouchers and service and conservancy charges rebates, low-income Singaporeans will receive a grocery voucher worth $100 annually for two years, starting from this year.
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said this on 18 February as he announced a comprehensive Care and Support Package for households, amounting to about $1.6 billion. This voucher can be used at major supermarkets such as FairPrice, Giant and Sheng Siong.
The grocery voucher is for Singaporeans aged 21 and older, who live in one-or two-room Housing Board flats and do not own more than one property.
To further help lower-wage workers, Singaporeans who received the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) last year (2019) will also qualify for a new Workfare Special Payment this year. This special payment – an additional 20% of the WIS payout the worker received last year – will be given in cash.
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Source: The Straits Times, 19 February 2020