Singapore triples cash payouts and freezes fees for a year


Besides the cash payouts and rebates to families, the Government will also double the S$10 million grant to self-help groups over two years so that they can help more families. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Cash payouts announced in Budget 2020 last month will be tripled, with all adult Singaporeans receiving S$300, $600 or $900 depending on their income, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Thursday (March 26).

The amount for parents with at least one Singaporean child aged 20 and younger this year will also go up to $300, from $100 before.

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