Measures to Ensure Singaporeans without Permanent Addresses Are Not Excluded from Government Support Schemes

Parliamentary Question by Mr Saktiandi Supaat:

To ask the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance what measures are in place to ensure that Singaporeans who are temporarily without a fixed residential address, particularly retirees who rent out their flats to earn income but stay with friends or relatives, are not excluded from Government support schemes like the CDC vouchers and Climate vouchers.

Parliamentary Reply by Second Minister for Finance, Ms Indranee Rajah:

Eligible Singaporeans who are temporarily without fixed residential addresses are not excluded from Government schemes.

Every Singaporean household is eligible for one set of Community Development Council (CDC) Vouchers per tranche. This is based on their National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) address. Some Singaporean households might be unable to claim their CDC Vouchers for a variety of reasons. For example, when more than one Singaporean household resides in the same registered address or their registered address is not a residential address. Such households can approach any Community Centre or Club for assistance, bringing along relevant documentation, such as a tenancy agreement, to show that they are from a separate household.

The enhanced Climate Friendly Households Programme (CFHP) aims to encourage households to adopt energy- or water-efficient appliances for the place of residence, by helping to defray part of the cost of eligible products. Each place of residence is entitled to one set of Climate Vouchers. Singaporeans who have rented out their properties will not be entitled to vouchers for those properties, but they will still benefit from the vouchers claimed at their current place of residence.