Eligibility for Senior's Mobility & Enabling Fund

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms Joan Pereira
MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC 

Question No. 631

To ask the Minister for Health under what circumstances will subsidies for the Seniors' Mobility & Enabling Fund be withdrawn if there are no changes in one's household income.

Written Answer

1        Under the Seniors’ Mobility & Enabling Fund (SMF), Singaporeans aged 60 years and above can apply for means-tested subsidies to offset the cost of assistive devices, home healthcare items and transport services to MOH-funded eldercare and dialysis centres.  They would need to meet the scheme’s household monthly income criteria and assessed by qualified healthcare staff to require the equipment or services to live independently in the community. 

2        As long as they continue to receive care services and the eligibility conditions continue to be met, the SMF subsidies will not be withdrawn.  Seniors with queries or appeals on the SMF can contact the Agency for Integrated Care.