Money

Self-Help Group (SHG) Funds

Community funds that help lower-income families in each of Singapore's four ethnic communities.

From Singapore Self-Help Groups

Who can apply

• Singapore citizens or Permanent residents

What to bring

• IC
• Income proof

How to apply

Singapore's four SHGs — CDAC for the Chinese community, MENDAKI for the Malay/Muslim community, SINDA for the Indian community, and the Eurasian Association — receive monthly CPF contributions and run bursaries, tuition, family support, and hardship grants. Apply directly to the SHG for your community.

Other money help

• Financial Assistance
  Muslimin Trust Fund Association
  Bi-monthly cash and groceries vouchers for families.
• WeCare @ North East Fund
  North East CDC
  Interim cash assistance for needy families.
• ComCare Interim Assistance
  Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF)
  Immediate financial help for low-income families.
• CDAC-SFCCA Hardship Assistance Fund
  Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC), Singapore Fed
  Bursary for low-income Chinese students' schooling expenses.
• Family LifeAid
  Red Cross Singapore
  Monthly food vouchers and support for identified families.

You might qualify for more.

Self-Help Group (SHG) Funds is one of 656 schemes in cancheck. Most people qualify for several. Answer 5 questions to see what else you might be eligible for.