Help for Singaporeans with Disabilities

Agency of Integrated Care (AIC)

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Agency of Integrated Care (AIC)

Scheme	Pioneer Generation Disability Assistance Scheme (PioneerDAS)	Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Grant	Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Levy Concession For Persons With Disabilities
Benefits for eligible parents and their families	Lifelong monthly cash payout of $100 to help with care expenses	Monthly grant of $120 to defray the cost of hiring a domestic worker	Lower monthly concessionary FDW levy of $50, instead of $265
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Age/Citizenship	Must be from the Pioneer Generation and living in Singapore	Patient is a Singapore Citizen Patient is a permanent resident aged 65 years and above (domestic helper's employer must be a Singapore citizen)	Patient must be a Singapore citizen
Number of activities of daily living (ADLs) such as washing, bathing, dressing and eating that the patient requires assistance in	At least three	At least three	At least one
Other Criteria	-	Household monthy income must be $2,600 per person or less. If the household has no income, the annual value of the property must be less than $13,000 Domestic helper's employer must be a family member living with the same patient at the same NRIC registered address Domestic helper must attend an AIC-approved caregiver training course	Domestic helper's employer must be either the patient or a family member living with the patient at the same NRIC-registered address
Application process
Forms to be submitted with FAR:	Application form for schemes administered by the Agency of Integrated Care	Means-test Declaration Form Application form for schemes administered by the Agency for Integrated Care	Application form for schemes administered by the Agency for Integrated Care
Mail FAR and supporting documents to:	Agency for Integrated Care	Agency for Integrated Care	Agency for Integrated Care
Download forms/Get more information	www.silverpages.sg/pioneerDAS	www.silverpages.sg/FDWG	www.silverpages.sg/FDWLC
Singapore Silver Line: 1800 650-6060 8.30am-8.30pm (Monday-Friday) \| 8.30am-4pm (Saturday)

Other agencies

AGENCY	SG ENABLE	SPECIAL NEED TRUST COMPANY	HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BOARD (HDB)
Scheme	Public Transport Concession for Persons with Disabilities	Special Needs Savings Scheme (SNSS)	Enhancement for Active Seniors (EASE)
Benefits for eligible patients and their families	25 per cent off adult rates No additional cost when travelling beyond 7.2km Option to purchase monthly concession pass at $60 (unlimited bus and train rides)	Parents nominate their child(ren) with special needs/disabilities to receive regular fixed payouts when they die	Singapore citizen households enjoy subsidies of up to 95 per cent of the cost of installing improvement fixtures (e.g. grab bars, ramps and slip-resistant treatment to floor tiles) for eldelry family members
Age/Citizenship	Below 60 years old Singapore Citizen or PR	-	Singapore citizen flat owners must have an elderly household member who is at least 65 years of age Singapore citizen flat owners with at least one household member between 60 and 64 years who requires assistance in at least one ADL
Number of activities of daily living (ADLs) such as washing, bathing, dressing and eating that the patient requires assistance in	At least one	At least one ADL, or has attended or is attending a Special Education (SPED) School	See above
Download forms / Get more information	www.sgenable.sg Infoline: 1800 858-5885	Enquiry hotline: 6278-9598	HDB EASE Enquiry Line: 1800 933-2990
APPLICATION PROCESS
Forms to be submitted with FAR:	Application for Public Transport Concession for Persons with Disabilities Form	SNSS Application Form	EASE Application Form
Mail FAR and supporting documents to:	SG Enabled-Public Transport Concession for Persons with Disabilities	Special Needs Trust Co (SNTC)	HDB Branches

Visit the respective agencies’ websites for updates and other information. The FAR needs only to be filled in once and can be used for various schemes. Eligible patients submit a photocopy of their completed FAR when applying for other schemes. Forms can be obtained from the AIC are Hub or downloaded from the Primary Care Pages (https://www.primarycarepages.sg/FAR -form.aspx).

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