Criteria

Description

Care recipient’s nationality

• He/ she must be a Singapore Citizen* aged 60 or older.
  
  * From April 2026, PRs can also apply for SMF for home healthcare items.

Care recipient’s age

• He/ she must be aged 60 or older.

Care recipient’s residence

• He/ she must not live in a nursing home or MSF home.

Care recipient’s needs

He/ she must:

• Currently be receiving one of the following services: home nursing, home medical, home palliative care or day hospice care.

• Be assessed by a qualified assessor (registered nurse or doctor) to determine the type of healthcare item(s) needed.

Care recipient’s household income

He/ she must meet the mean-test criteria for SMF:

• Household monthly income per person must be $2,600* or less

  • Click here to find out how to update your household details for means-testing
    OR

  • Annual value (AV) of property under $21,000 if there is no household income 
    
    *From April 2026, the household monthly income per person amount will be revised to $4,800. 

Care recipient must be a first-time applicant

He/ she must not be receiving subsidies already for the same items.

If there are changes to the type of home healthcare items required, please approach your home care provider.