Some 28,000 lower-income workers will be able to apply for a payout of up to #150 under an NTUC aid package to help with their daily expenses.
NTUC’s deputy secretary-general Desmond Tan, shared about the NTUC Care Fund on Facebook:
“At NTUC, we always place the interest and welfare of our workers at the centre of what we do. And we know cost of living is a big concern to many of you now, especially our lower-income union members and workers.
To support them, NTUC has launched a new NTUC Care Fund (Special Assistance) Programme which will provide a one-off cash assistance of up to $150 to eligible members. The $3.66 million set aside by NTUC-U Care Fund will benefit some estimated 28,000 lower-income members. Applications open on 22 August, in two days’ time. I hope you can share this news with your union member friends 😊 We hope that this assistance will bring some relief as we walk this journey with our members.
The NTUC Care Fund (Special Assistance) application will open from 22 August (Mon), 0900hrs to 30 September (Fri), 2200hrs via the new system – OneCARE at https://ucare.ntuc.org.sg/assistance/.
Glad to be part of the Singapore Industrial & Services Employees’ Union (SISEU) to present educational awards to more than 250 children of our SISEU members. The SISEU Education Awards Ceremony 2022 was made possible by the U Care Education Co-Funding Scheme (an NTUC-U Care Fund programme) to reach out and motivate these students to excel in their studies.
We will continue to watch the macro-economic conditions and look at ways to better support the welfare of our lower-income members.”
About the NTUC Care Fund
NTUC Care Fund (Special Assistance)
The NTUC Care Fund (Special Assistance) provides one-time cash relief to ease their financial burden on the rising cost of living for daily essentials.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to all union members with minimum 6 months of membership tenure at point of application and must not in arrears:
| Members WITH family members staying in the same household in Singapore | |
| Income Criteria | Monthly Gross Household Income of $3,400 and below; OR Per Capita Income of $850 and below |
| Quantum | $150 |
| Members WITHOUT family members staying in the same household in Singapore | |
| Income Criteria | Monthly Gross Personal Income of $1,500 and below |
| Quantum | $60 |
**Note:
1. Applicant’s immediate family members living in the same household in Singapore excluding domestic helper.
2. Gross income is defined as all income derived from employment/business, inclusive of overtime and allowances.
Documents Required
| If Employed | |
| Member with a Singpass account – automatic retrieval of the following information via Myinfo with consent | CPF Contribution History (past 15 months) |
| Notice of Assessment from IRAS (for Year of Assessment 2022) | |
| Member without a Singpass account– manually upload the following information | Payslip (of any month in year 2022) |
| If Self-employed | |
| Member with a Singpass account – automatic retrieval of the following information via Myinfo with consent | CPF Contribution History (past 15 months) |
| Notice of Assessment from IRAS (for Year of Assessment 2022) | |
| Member without a Singpass account – manually upload the following information | If your Annual Trade Income is less than $6,000 Copy of acknowledgement after submitting IRAS Form 144 (for Work Year 2021) |
| If your Annual Trade Income is $6,000 and above Copy of Notice Assessment from IRAS (for Year of Assessment 2022) |
| If Unemployed | |
| Member with a Singpass account – automatic retrieval of the following information via Myinfo with consent | CPF Contribution History (past 15 months) |
| Notice of Assessment from IRAS (for Year of Assessment 2022) | |
| Member without a Singpass account – manually upload the following information | CPF Contribution History for the past 3 months |
How To Apply
The application period opens from 22 August to 30 September 2022.
Successful applicants will be notified by email and received their one-time cash relief via bank transfer
Please ensure you have both email address and mobile number to register for an NTUC Linkpass account