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More help for workers hit hard by pandemic
The Covid-19 Recovery Grant will help some groups of people get up to $700 a month for three months. PHOTO: REUTERS
New grant will cushion impact from other support schemes coming to an end
LINETTE LAI, POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
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Lower- to middle-income workers, who have been hit hard by the ongoing pandemic, will get extra help from next year under a scheme announced yesterday.
The Covid-19 Recovery Grant (CRG) will also cushion the impact from other financial support schemes drawing to a close by the end of this year. Meanwhile, cabbies will get help through the new Covid-19 Driver Relief Fund.
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About S$1.8 billion paid out to 200,000 self-employed people under COVID-19 relief scheme
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SINGAPORE: The Self-Employed Person Income Relief Scheme (SIRS) paid out about S$1.8 billion to nearly 200,000 eligible individuals between April and December this year, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) said on Wednesday (Dec 16).
The scheme - aimed at supporting the self-employed through the COVID-19 pandemic - provides three cash payouts of S$3,000 each to self-employed people with less means and family support.
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Taxi, private-hire car drivers to get S$133 million additional COVID-19 support from January
Taxi and private-hire car drivers are set to receive an additional S$133 million in support from the Government, in a move aimed at moderating the impact from the cessation of a relief scheme for self-employed workers, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Wednesday (Dec 16). 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery.
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SINGAPORE: Taxi and private-hire car drivers are set to receive an additional S$133 million in support from the Government, in a move aimed at moderating the impact from the cessation of a relief scheme for self-employed workers, said the L
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New COVID-19 grant to be launched to help lower- to middle-income workers
A new scheme will be introduced to help Singaporeans and permanent residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Social and Family Development said on Wednesday (Dec 16). The COVID-19 Recovery Grant, which will be launched on Jan 18, focuses on lower- to middle-income workers and self-employed people. Ariel Lim reports. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery.
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SINGAPORE: A new scheme will be introduced to help Singaporeans and permanent residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said on Wednesday (Dec 16).
SINGAPORE - Lower- and middle-income workers affected by the pandemic will get more help from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) under a new grant.
Called the Covid-19 Recovery Grant (CRG), the scheme announced on Wednesday (Dec 16) is for those who continue to suffer significant job or income losses despite earlier measures to help workers.
People can start applying for the grant from Jan 18, 2021. Applications will close on Dec 31 next year.
The new grant is different from the existing Covid-19 Support Grant or Self-Employed Person Income Relief Scheme (Sirs). Applications for the Covid-19 Support Grant will close by Dec 31, while the Sirs will lapse by year end.