Those needing intermediate or long-term care facilities and long-term care services should apply for Singapore government subsidies to help offset elderly care costs.
What are Intermediate and Long-Term Care Services (ILTC)?
- Community hospitals
- Chronic sick facilities
- Nursing homes
- Hospices
- Eldercare centres
- Home-based services such as home nursing, home medical, home help services meals-on-wheels, escort/transport services
Government Subsidies for Intermediate and Long-Term Care Services
Eligibility Criteria for Government Subsidies
- Are Singapore citizens or Permanent Residents
- Meet the admission criteria of the ILTC services required
- Are receiving care from MOH-funded service providers
Means-Testing
- Gross income of the person needing care, his/her spouse and all family members living in the same household; and
- Total number of family members living in the same household
- Annual value of place of residence for households with no income
Subsidy Framework
| Revised Inpatient Sub-Acute and Rehabilitative Care Subsidy Levels | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI)1 | Singapore Citizens | Permanent Residents | |
| No PCHI | Annual Value2 ≤ $13,000: 80% Annual Value > $13,000: 30% | Annual Value ≤ $13,000: 50% Annual Value > $13,000: 15% | |
| $1,200 and below | 80% | 50% | |
| $1,201 to $2,000 | 70% | 40% | |
| $2,001 to $2,200 | 60% | 30% | |
| $2,201 to $2,800 | 50% | 25% | |
| $2,801 to $3,300 | 40% | 20% | |
| $3,301 and above | 30% | 15% | |
1Monthly PCHI is computed as the total gross household monthly income divided by the total number of family members living together in the household. Gross monthly household income includes basic employment income, trade/self-employed income, overtime pay, allowances, cash awards, commissions, and bonuses.
2Annual Value is the estimated gross annual rent of a property if it were to be rented out, excluding furnishings and maintenance fees. It is determined by IRAS, and may be checked via mytax.iras.gov.sg. Please note that the revision of AVs in 2023 will not affect subsidy eligibility, as AVs as of 2022 will be used to determine subsidy levels in 2023.
Table 2: Subsidies for Residential Long-Term Care Services
| Current Subsidy Levels for Residential LTC Services | ||
|---|---|---|
Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI)1 | Singapore Citizens | Permanent Residents |
| No PCHI | Annual Value2 ≤ $13,000: 75% Annual Value > $13,000: 0% | Annual Value ≤ $13,000: 50% Annual Value > $13,000: 0% |
| $800 and below | 75% | 50% |
| $801 - $1,200 | 60% | 40% |
| $1,201 - $1,900 | 50% | 30% |
| $1,901 - $2,000 | 40% | 20% |
| $2,001 - $2,800 | 20% | 10% |
| $2,801 and above | 0% | 0% |
1 Monthly PCHI is computed as the total gross household monthly income divided by the total number of family members living together in the household. Gross monthly household income includes basic employment income, trade/self-employed income, overtime pay, allowances, cash awards, commissions, and bonuses.
2Annual Value is the estimated gross annual rent of a property if it were to be rented out, excluding furnishings and maintenance fees. It is determined by IRAS, and may be checked via mytax.iras.gov.sg. Please note that the revision of AVs in 2023 will not affect subsidy eligibility, as AVs as of 2022 will be used to determine subsidy levels in 2023.
Table 3: Subsidies for Non-Residential Long-Term Care Services
| Current Subsidy Levels for Non-Residential LTC Services | ||
|---|---|---|
Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI)1 | Singapore Citizens | Permanent Residents |
| No PCHI | Annual Value2 ≤ $13,000: 80% Annual Value > $13,000: 0% | Annual Value ≤ $13,000: 55% Annual Value > $13,000: 0% |
| $800 and below | 80% | 55% |
| $801 - $1,200 | 75% | 50% |
| $1,201 - $1,900 | 60% | 40% |
| $1,901 - $2,000 | 50% | 30% |
| $2,001 - $2,800 | 30% | 15% |
| $2,801 and above | 0% | 0% |
1Monthly PCHI is computed as the total gross household monthly income divided by the total number of family members living together in the household. Gross monthly household income includes basic employment income, trade/self-employed income, overtime pay, allowances, cash awards, commissions, and bonuses.
2Annual Value is the estimated gross annual rent of a property if it were to be rented out, excluding furnishings and maintenance fees. It is determined by IRAS, and may be checked via mytax.iras.gov.sg. Please note that the revision of AVs in 2023 will not affect subsidy eligibility, as AVs as of 2022 will be used to determine subsidy levels in 2023.
Non-Residential Long-Term Care (LTC) services include home-based services such as Home Palliative Care, Home Medical services, Home Nursing services, Home Help services, and Home Personal Care, as well as centre-babsed services such as Community Rehabilitation, Maintenance Day Care, Dementia Day Care and Centre-Based Nursing, as well as Psychiatric Day Rehabilitation and Day Hospice services.
Table 4: Subsidies for Community Dialysis Services
| Current Community Haemodialysis Subsidies Per Month | ||
|---|---|---|
Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI)1 | Singapore Citizens | Permanent Residents |
| $800 and below | $1,267 | $1,014 |
| $801 - $1,200 | $889 | $711 |
| $1,201 - $1,900 | $635 | $508 |
| $1,901 - $2,000 | $520 | $417 |
| $2,001 - $2,800 | $369 | $293 |
| $2,801 and above | $0 | $0 |
| Current Community Peritoneal Dialysis Subsidies Per Month | ||
|---|---|---|
Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI) | Singapore Citizens | Permanent Residents |
| $800 and below | $1,317 | $1,064 |
| $801 - $1,200 | $939 | $761 |
| $1,201 - $1,900 | $685 | $558 |
| $1,901 - $2,000 | $570 | $467 |
| $2,001 - $2,800 | $419 | $343 |
| $2,801 and above | $0 | $0 |
1 Monthly PCHI is computed as the total gross household monthly income divided by the total number of family members living together in the household. Gross monthly household income includes basic employment income, trade/self-employed income, overtime pay, allowances, cash awards, commissions, and bonuses.
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