Nearly $4 billion worth of CDC and SG60 vouchers spent in last four years

SINGAPORE - Over the last four years, $3.995 billion worth of CDC vouchers and SG60 vouchers has been spent. Of this, $2.127 billion went to heartland merchants and hawkers, and $1.868 billion was spent at supermarkets. 

The number of participating heartland merchants and hawkers has also increased from 10,000 in 2021, when the programme was launched, to over 24,000 in 2026. There are eight participating supermarkets with over 400 outlets.

Speaking to the media after the launch of the latest tranche of CDC vouchers at Punggol 21 Community Club on Jan 2, Ms Low Yen Ling, Mayor of South West District and chairman of the Mayors’ Committee, said the CDC voucher scheme is well used and continues to enjoy strong support from Singaporeans, with a claim rate of more than 97.7 per cent across the past seven tranches.

In the latest round, every Singaporean household can claim $300 worth of CDC vouchers from Jan 2. The vouchers can be claimed online at 

go.gov.sg/cdcv

In 2025, Singaporean households were given $300 worth of CDC vouchers in January, and another $500 worth of CDC vouchers in May. All eligible Singaporeans were also given

SG60 vouchers

in 2025, with $800 given to those aged 60 and above, and $600 for other Singaporeans aged 21 to 59.

In the last 12 months, the total amount of CDC vouchers and SG60 vouchers spent amounted to more than $2.398 billion, with $1.22 billion spent with hawkers and heartland merchants, and $1.178 billion spent at supermarkets. 

Of the $2.398 billion, 89 per cent was spent on food and beverage, everyday meals and daily essentials – a sign that the scheme has fulfilled its goal of helping Singaporeans with their daily necessities, said Ms Low, who is also Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry as well as Culture, Community and Youth.

“It shows that the sustained injection of spending of $2.398 billion over the last 12 months has certainly boosted our neighbourhood shops and hawkers,” she noted.

“And beyond the economic uplift, it has also led to greater appreciation of our neighbourhood shops and local offerings.”

In addition, over the last four years, the various tranches of vouchers have fostered digital transformation, allowing fellow Singaporeans and some of the shopkeepers who were previously not so digitally savvy to embrace the digital use of the vouchers, she said.

For the $300 CDC vouchers given out in January 2025, more than 1.343 million Singaporean households, or 98.8 per cent, have claimed them as at Dec 31. More than $396 million has been spent, of which $197 million was spent with hawkers and heartland merchants, with the remaining $199 million spent at supermarkets.

For the $500 vouchers disbursed in May 2025, more than 1.334 million, or 98.1 per cent of Singaporean households, have claimed the vouchers. More than $652 million has been spent as at Dec 31, of which $325 million was spent with hawkers and heartland merchants, and $327 million at supermarkets.

As for the $800 SG60 vouchers, out of 1.1 million eligible Singaporeans aged 60 and above, more than 1.04 million, or 94.5 per cent of them, have claimed the vouchers. More than $610 million has been spent, of which over $321 million was spent with hawkers and heartland merchants, and $289 million at supermarkets.

Out of 1.9 million adult Singaporeans aged 21 to 59 eligible for the $600 SG60 vouchers, more than 1.83 million, or 96.4 per cent, have claimed the vouchers. Their total spending was $740 million as at Dec 31, with $377 million spent with hawkers and heartland merchants, and $363 million at supermarkets.

The SG60 vouchers expire on Dec 31, 2026.

Some 1.36 million Singaporean households are eligible for this latest tranche of CDC vouchers launched on Jan 2, said Ms Low.

Half, or $150 worth, of the vouchers can be spent with participating hawkers and heartland merchants, while the other half can be used at participating supermarkets. They will be valid till Dec 31, 2026.

Ms Low said: “As they spend their CDC vouchers in participating hawkers and merchants, they are also really boosting our neighbourhood centres, strengthening community ties and keeping our neighbourhood centres vibrant.”