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assistance
While we cannot shield everyone from the storms of life, we seek to support families and individuals through the hard times together with the Social Service Office and other Social Service Agencies.
Our Schemes:
Interim Support
Interim Support Scheme
Objective: To help families and individuals tide through financial stress while awaiting disbursements from public assistance schemes.
Amount: Up to $200 per disbursement
Period of support: Up to 3 Months
Who can apply: Social workers on behalf of their clients
Fresh Start
Fresh Start Scheme
Objective: To use a one-time capital fund to help families break out of chronic poverty and bring about change to their economic circumstances.
Amount: Up to $2,000 per disbursement
Period of support: Up to 3 Months
Who can apply: Social workers on behalf of their clients
Community
Support
Community Support Scheme
Objective: To provide support for families residing in the vicinity of our centres. Type of support include referrals, counselling or financial assistance.
Amount: Up to $300 per disbursement
Period of support: Up to 12 Months
Who can apply: Families residing within the same postal code as our centres (currently HOJ Mountbatten [postal code starting with ‘391’ and HOJ Tampines [postal code starting with ‘520’])
The above are some of the schemes which we have in place for the community.
There are qualifying criteria for each scheme in order for us to make socially responsible allocation decisions.
If you require urgent assistance, you may consider contacting MSF at 1-800-111-2222 (7 a.m. to 12 midnight daily) for financial assistance. If you are facing a crisis and require some emotional support, you may contact Samaritans of Singapore via their 24-hour Hotline 1-767 or CareText WhatsApp 9151-1767.
Review our Qualifying Criteria
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Please note that we need to work with your case worker regarding your application.
