Median monthly S'pore household income grew by 2.8% to S$10,869 in 2023
Household income inequality also fell for a third consecutive year.
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Household income inequality also fell for a third consecutive year.
During the Budget 2023 statement in February this year, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a suite of support measures to allay inflation concerns. He said that these measures were to help Singaporeans tide through this period of higher inflation and cushion the impact of the new GST rates. "On average, for lower-income households, the enhancements will fully cover the...
$150 to $450 There are different eligibility requirements, payout amounts and payout dates for each one. Details in the following sections. Do I qualify for GST Voucher – Cash in 2021? There are 5 main criteria to meet before you are eligible for GST Voucher – Cash in 2021. You are a Singapore Citizen, residing in Singapore You are aged 21 years old and above in 2021 You earned $28,000 or less in 2020 Your home (as indicated on your NRIC) as at Dec 31, 2020 must not exceed $21,000 in Annual Value You must not own more than one property You will be notified in June 2021 if you are ...
S$1.3 billion in GST voucher payments to be disbursed from June Toggle share menu Advertisement File photo of a block of HDB flats in Singapore. (Photo: Calvin Oh) 01 Jun 2021 01:50PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: S$1.3 billion worth of GST voucher payments will be disbursed from June, benefiting about 1.4 million Singaporeans and 950,000 households, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Tuesday (Jun 1). The vouchers combine regular payments as well as one-off payments that are part of the S$900 million Household Support Package introduced to help fa...
The New Paper TNP ILLUSTRATION: CHNG CHOON HIONG The main points in Singapore's recovery plan from the Covid-19 crisis 1 BOOSTING COVID-19 DEFENCES An $11 billion Covid-19 Resilience Package will focus on immediate and ongoing recovery efforts to tackle the pandemic. Of this sum, $4.8 billion goes towards public health and safe reopening measures, including testing, clinical management and contact tracing, and vaccination for everyone living in Singapore. Another $700 million goes to extending the Jobs Support Scheme to help firms retain workers, but support will gradually taper off. The hard...