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Caregivers Training Grant
Caregivers can attend training, to gain knowledge and be able to provide better care for people with disabilities. The grant reduces the cost of the training provided. (eg. training via ARC workshops and courses). It is a total of $200 yearly subsidy, for the courses that are provided here;
Caregiver Training Courses e-calendar. Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Concession
Foreign Domestic Worker Grant
TAXI Subsidy Grant
VWO Transport Subsidy
Medical Fee Exemption Card
Child Care / Infant Care Subsidy / Kindergarten Assistance (KiFAS)
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Foreign Maid Levy (FML) Relief
As an employer of an FDW, you may be eligible for the concessionary levy rate of $60 per month under any of these schemes:
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Here are some places providing funds, bursaries, scholarships from gov. and pte support made available for our children. Do click and find out more about them. We may never know who receives them, so please do try, and it can make a big difference for your kids.
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SAWL Scholarship Fund
Assistive Technology Fund (ATF)
Persons with disabilities can get subsidies to acquire, replace, upgrade or repair necessary assistive technology equipment and accessories (e.g. wheelchairs, hearing aids, etc.) that aid early intervention, education, training, employment, therapy, rehabilitation and/or independence in daily living.
APB Foundation & Microsoft YouthSpark Scholarship
We partnered Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation and Microsoft Singapore to offer the APB Foundation for Persons with Disabilities and Microsoft YouthSpark Scholarship to youths with disabilities.
The Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities is a multi-disciplinary scholarship that recognises excellent academic results of students with physical, hearing, visual or speech impairment, and enables them to complete their undergraduate studies at a recognised local university. Each scholar will receive an annual sum of S$12,000 to support their pursuits of higher education. The Microsoft YouthSpark Scholarship seeks to nurture and develop candidates who demonstrate excellent academic credentials, strong leadership potential, and a passion for creativity, higher learning and innovation. SkillsFuture Study Award
For more information on how to apply for the SkillsFuture Study Award, please visit the SkillsFuture website here. POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ACCOUNT
The Post-Secondary Education Scheme helps parents save for their children’s post-secondary education by maintaining a Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) for each eligible child. Recognising that students with SEN need much stronger support to learn skills and be self-reliant, the expansion of the usage of PSEA to cover training courses supported by SG Enable and other sheltered workshops approved by MSF. More than 50 training courses can now be funded by the PSEA. These courses are in many different domains including music, IT and hospitality. Students with SEN may now tap into their PSEA to attend SPD’s training courses on the use of digital tools like tablet and Photoshop, and effective communication. The PSEA will be closed when the account holder turns 30. Any unused funds in the PSEA will be transferred to the account holder’s CPF-Ordinary Account (CPF-OA). Special Education Needs (SEN) FUND
MOE SEN Funding In March 2014, a SEN Fund has been set up by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to allow polytechnic students with physical, hearing or visual impairment (PI, HI or VI) to have equal access to their institutions’ programmes and services, as well as learn to be independent learners and workers. You can tap into the SEN Fund to purchase Assistive Technology (AT) devices and support services. EDUSAVE FOR SPED STUDENTS
Students in MOE-funded Special Education Schools who are Singapore Citizens will benefit from Edusave in three ways: (a) Edusave Pupils Fun (b) Edusave Grants (c) Opportunity Fund Grants for School-based Achievement Awards for SPED. SPED Financial Assistance Scheme (SPED FAS)
The Ministry of Education, together with NCSS, provides financial assistance to needy Singapore Citizen students in MOE-funded Special Education (SPED) schools so that all Singaporeans, regardless of their financial background, can benefit from the best opportunities in education. Benefits Under Scheme:
SPD Education Programme
Bursary award The SPD Bursary Award is offered to students from low-income families studying in mainstream schools. Students must have a physical or sensory disability, i.e. hearing or visual impairments, to qualify. The quantum of the grant ranges from $300 per year for primary level to $6,000 per year for university level. SPD Youth Aspiration Award To encourage youths with disabilities to pursue their interests in visual or performing arts, sports or community service, we offer a grant of $5,000 to recipients of the SPD Youth Aspiration Award every year. The award is open to youths with physical or sensory disabilities from Secondary One to Universities. SPD Education Programme provides learning and development opportunities to students with physical disabilities through outings, camps, workshops and courses. Post-secondary school students also receive career counselling to help them identify their interests and abilities, as well as set future-oriented goals. When necessary, primary and secondary school students with physical disabilities from low-income families studying in mainstream schools also receive partial or fully sponsored private tuition at their homes to help them cope in their studies. |
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The Open Door Programme (ODP)
Employers, who hire persons with disabilities, will be eligible for grants and employment support services under the Programme:
SkillsFuture Study Award For Disability Employment Professionals
The SkillsFuture Study Award encourages experienced Disability Employment Professionals to strengthen their competencies, so they can deliver quality service to persons with disabilities and employers. These professionals can also include supervisors or HR Professionals who have been instrumental in supporting the employment of persons with disabilities at their workplace.
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Special Needs Trust Company Limited (SNTC)
SNTC provides trust services, management of endowment funds for clients with a wide spectrum of special needs. A SNTC Trust is a necessary infrastructure to ensure your loved one receives the gifts under your will, insurance and CPF savings nomination.
1. Care Plan - drawing up possible alternative care arrangements and the financial requirements are worked out for the person with disability in the event the primary caregiver is no longer able to provide the care and support. 2. Trust Services - a legal relationship in which an individual or institution (known as the Trustee) holds assets, subject to a legal obligation to keep or use the assets for the benefit of another (known as the Beneficiary). 3. Special Needs Savings Scheme (SNSS) - encourages parents of special needs children to save up for their long-term care needs. Under this scheme, parents can nominate their children to receive monthly disbursements from the parent’s CPF savings after the parent’s demise. Special Care (Autism) Insurance
Deputyship for young adults with severe intellectual disability
The programme started as a pilot at the four schools run by Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore and is now expanded to AWWA School, Eden School, Pathlight School and St Andrew's Autism School.
The Mental Capacity Act of 2008 puts in place a legal framework for proxy decision-making where individuals may make a lasting power of attorney (LPA) appointing someone to make decisions on their behalf when they lose mental capacity. The entire process is estimated to take two to three months and cost just approximately $250 in court fees. Without this programme, parents would have to pay $3,000 to $9,000 for legal fees, and a few hundred for a formal medical report. Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
MY Maternity Plan (AVIVA)
Aviva's MyMaternityPlan is a single-premium, three-year policy that covers as many as 10 pregnancy complications and 23 congenital illnesses. It includes coverage for developmental delay and stem cell transplant surgery.
The plan offers a lump sum payout should the mother and/or child be diagnosed with any of the stated conditions, or in the event of death. Developmental delay in this case is defined as the inability of the insured child to walk without aid over a distance of 2m, or speak and say simple words by the age of 28 months. Pacific Prime Singapore
Here is a page where you can read up about a simple breakdown of explanations for Underwriting, Policys available, Rejections, and Coverage. Contact our agents today and they can not only answer all of your questions, but also provide you with free plan comparisons and price quotes on international health insurance plans with coverage provided for autism. |