Background Story

a Singapore citizen or permanent resident

a full-time student receiving formal education in any of the following institutions:

- a mainstream primary or secondary school

- a special education school or Vocational School for the Handicapped

- a religious school

living in an HDB four-room flat or smaller

from a family whose per capita household income is not more than $450.

The amount disbursed is:

- $45 a month for a primary school pupil

- $80 a month for a secondary school student

The fund is used to buy food at school, pay for bus fares, and for books and stationery.