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1.5 million adult Singaporeans to receive up to $850 in GSTV – Cash and 710,000 Singaporean seniors to receive up to $450 MediSave top-up in August 2026

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9 July 2026

  1. In August 2026, about 1.5 million eligible adult Singaporeans will receive up to $850 in cash as part of GSTV – Cash, depending on their Assessable Income (AI) for the Year of Assessment (YA) 2025 and the Annual Value (AV) of their place of residence.

  2. In addition, as part of GSTV – MediSave, about 710,000 eligible Singaporean seniors will receive up to $450 in MediSave top-ups, which will be automatically credited to their CPF MediSave Accounts. Those who are eligible will receive $150 to $450, depending on their age and the AV of their place of residence.

  3. Lower- to middle-income Singaporeans and households have been receiving help to defray their GST and daily expenses through the permanent GSTV Scheme. A total of about $1.4 billion will be disbursed under the GSTV – Cash and GSTV –  MediSave schemes, as part of the permanent GST Voucher scheme this year. This is on top of the other support that Singaporeans will receive in Financial Year (FY) 2026.   

Eligibility and Payment

  1. Eligible recipients of the GSTV – Cash and GSTV – MediSave will automatically receive their payments starting from 7 August 2026 if they have signed up for these schemes previously.

  2. Citizens may sign up for these schemes by 14 July 2026 to receive their payments in August 2026, as well as check their eligibility for these benefits at the govbenefits website (govbenefits.gov.sg (opens in new tab)) by logging in with their Singpass. Citizens are encouraged to link their NRIC to PayNow by 28 July 2026 to receive their GSTV – Cash earlier, by 7 August 2026. More information on scheme benefits is in Annex A [PDF, 201.02 KB] (opens in new tab), and payment modes are in Annex B [PDF, 194.50 KB] (opens in new tab).

SMSes and Letters as Modes of Notification

  1. Eligible recipients of the GSTV – Cash and GSTV – MediSave will be notified via SMS before and after the benefit(s) have been credited. Recipients without a Singpass-registered mobile number will be informed through a letter sent to their address on their Singapore Identity Card.  

  2. To safeguard against scams, the SMS notification from "gov.sg" will only inform citizens of their benefit(s). Citizens will not be asked to reply to the SMS, click any links, or provide any information to the sender. Government officials will NEVER ask you to transfer money or disclose bank log-in details over a phone call. Call the 24/7 ScamShield Helpline at 1799 if you are unsure if something is a scam.

    Issued by:
    Ministry of Finance
    Singapore
    9 July 2026

1.5 million adult Singaporeans to receive up to $850 in GSTV – Cash and 710,000 Singaporean seniors to receive up to $450 MediSave top-up in August 2026