Care recipient's nationality

He/ she must be a:

• Singapore Citizen OR

• PR (with a parent, child or spouse who is a Singapore Citizen).

Care recipient's residence

He/ she must:

• Be living in Singapore.

• Not be living in a residential long-term care institution.

Care recipient's household income

He/ she must meet the means-test criteria for HCG:

• Household monthly income per person must be *$3,600 or less.

  • 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.

*Read here on how HCG will be enhanced to better support caregivers from April 2026.

Care recipient's needs

He/ she must:

• Permanently requires some assistance with at least three of the six activities of daily living. The six activities are:

  

$0 – $1,500
(or AV ≤ $21,000 for households without income)

$400*

$1,501 – $3,600

$250