Financial Assistance

MOE Financial Assistance Scheme

Singapore Citizens in financial need can get assistance from MOE on school fees and other expenses. Learn if your child is eligible here: https://www.moe.gov.sg/financial-matters/financial-assistance

Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund

The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund provides pocket money to children from low-income families to help them through school. Find out more here: https://www.spmf.org.sg/primary-secondary-students

Student Care Fee Assistance (SCFA)

The SCFA provides fee assistance for children from lower-income working families enrolled in Student Care Centres (SCCs) registered with MSF. Find out more here: https://supportgowhere.life.gov.sg/schemes/SCFA/student-care-fee-assistance-scfa

Kindergarten Fee Assistance Scheme (KiFAS)
KiFAS Startup Grant (SUG)

This programme provides subsidies for Kindergarten Programmes to ensure affordability for low and middle-income Singapore Citizen families, along with an annual KiFAS Start-Up Grant (SUG) to assist low-income families with initial costs. Find out more here: https://supportgowhere.life.gov.sg/schemes/KIFAS/kindergarten-fee-assistance-scheme-kifas-kifas-startup-grant-sug

WeCare @ North East

The We Care @ North East Fund aims to help needy families who require interim financial support, but do not meet the national gross household income criteria. The scheme provides assistance in the form of once-off or up to three months of cash assistance. Find out more here: https://northeast.cdc.gov.sg/programmes/financial-and-social-assistance/wecare-at-north-east/

ComCare

ComCare supports lower-income households with basic living expenses. Find out more here: https://www.msf.gov.sg/what-we-do/comcare

Ethnic-based Self-Help Groups

	The CDAC is a non-profit self-help group that offers programmes and assistance schemes to help the less privileged in the community maximise their potential and strive for social mobility through self-help and mutual support. Find about about their family assistance and student bursary.
	Yayasan MENDAKI is a Self-Help Group and was set up in 1982 to uplift the academic performance of the Malay/Muslim community in Singapore through education and lifelong learning. Find out more about their assistance programmes here.
	SINDA is a Self Help Group established in 1991 to uplift the socio-economic status of the Indian community in Singapore. It aims to raise the academic performance of Indian students and youth through tutorials, enrichment and motivation. It also offers a wide range of services to support parents and help families in need. Find out about their assistance programmes here.
	The Eurasian Association (EA) preserves and promotes awareness of Eurasian heritage in Singapore and supports the less fortunate through community initiatives. Find out about their family support services and education initiatives.