Budget 2026: $500 CDC vouchers for all Singaporean households in Jan 2027
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The $500 of CDC vouchers will be split equally between participating heartland merchants and hawkers, and participating supermarkets, as with past tranches.
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- 2.4 million eligible adult Singaporeans will receive a $200-$400 Cost-of-Living Special Payment in September 2026 to ease expenses.
- 1.4 million Singaporean households get $500 in CDC vouchers, disbursed January 2027, valid through December 2027 for merchants and supermarkets.
- Eligible HDB households will receive up to $570 in U-Save rebates to offset higher utility bills due to carbon tax.
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SINGAPORE – About 1.4 million Singaporean households will each get $500 in CDC vouchers, which will be disbursed in January 2027 and be valid till Dec 31 that year.
The amount will be split equally between participating heartland merchants and hawkers, and participating supermarkets, as with past tranches.
There will also be additional U-Save rebates to help households with their utilities expenses.
Eligible Singaporean households living in Housing Board flats – and whose members do not own more than one property – will receive 1.5 times the regular amount of U-Save rebates, or up to $570 this financial year. This will be disbursed in April and July.
It will cover about five months of utilities expenses for those living in one- and two-room flats, and about two months of such expenses for those living in three- and four-room flats.
This will cushion the impact of higher utilities bills due to an increase in the carbon tax from 2026. Singapore’s carbon tax has almost doubled in 2026 about $3 a month
Announcing this in his Budget 2026 speech on Feb 12, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is also Finance Minister, said: “The Government will continue to do whatever is necessary to help Singaporeans manage cost pressures – for as long as it is needed.
“Although inflation has eased in recent years, we know that many Singaporeans still face anxieties and pressures. So we will continue to provide additional support this year.”
He announced a Cost-of-Living Special Payment that will benefit some 2.4 million Singaporeans. They will receive between $200 and $400 in September to help them cope with their living expenses.
This will be given to Singaporean adults aged 21 and above in 2026. They have to live in Singapore, not own more than one property, and earn up to $100,000 in assessable income.
The actual quantum of the one-off cash payment is determined by their income earned in 2024 and the annual value of their place of residence.
PM Wong said the Government will continue to review and enhance its social support system across education, housing, healthcare and retirement, and for different groups such as families, parents, seniors, people with disabilities and caregivers.
“We will keep working at this, steadily and responsibly, so that Singapore remains an inclusive and united society, and a place that we are all proud to call home,” he said.
The Government first gave out CDC vouchers in June 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic to lower-income households, before expanding it to all households in December 2021.
In the more recent round, every Singaporean household could claim $300 worth of CDC vouchers from Jan 2. SG60 vouchers
Over the last four years, $3.995 billion worth of CDC vouchers and SG60 vouchers
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