As an MDW employer, you can get a concessionary rate of $60 per month if you meet the qualifying criteria.
Who can qualify
As an employer, you can qualify for levy concession if there is an eligible person living in your household.
Levy concession can only be granted for 1 helper per eligible person and is capped at 2 helpers per household. To qualify for levy concession for a second helper, there must be 2 eligible persons in your household.
Find out the qualifying criteria and what you need to do to enjoy levy concession for each of the eligible persons below:
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If you are
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Levy concession will automatically start from
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The parent
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The date your child was born.
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Not the parent
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The date you add the child as a household member on FDW eService.
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If the child had recently become a Singapore citizen, the records will be updated within a month. Levy concession will be automatically granted.
If you were not automatically granted the levy concession, you need to apply for levy concession.
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If the eligible person is
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Levy concession will automatically start
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Yourself (the employer)
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When you turn 67 years old.
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Your spouse
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When your spouse turns 67 years old.
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| Another person |
When you complete both steps below:
- Ensure that you and the eligible person have the same NRIC-registered address.
- Add the eligible person as a household member on
FDW eService.
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If you were not automatically granted the levy concession, you need to apply for levy concession.
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If the eligible person is
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To qualify for levy concession |
Levy concession will automatically start
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Yourself (the employer)
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Your spouse must be a Singapore citizen. |
When you turn 67 years old.
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Your spouse
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You must be a Singapore citizen. |
When your spouse turns 67 years old.
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| You or your spouse’s parents or grandparents |
You or your spouse must be a Singapore citizen. |
When the eligible person turns 67 years old and you complete both steps below:
- Ensure that you and the eligible person have the same NRIC-registered address.
- Add the eligible person as a household member on
FDW eService.
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If you were not automatically granted the levy concession, you need to apply for levy concession.
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If the eligible person
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Levy concession will automatically start
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- Is certified by a Singapore-registered doctor as requiring help with at least 1 activity of daily living (ADL), such as washing, feeding, dressing, moving or walking around, transferring from bed to chair and vice-versa, or toileting.
- Belongs to one of these groups:
- Singapore citizen
- Permanent resident who has a parent, spouse or child who is a Singapore citizen.
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When you complete all these steps:
- Ensure that you and the eligible person have the same NRIC-registered address.
- Add the eligible person as a household member on FDW eService.
- Apply with Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) and receive a recommendation letter from them.
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If you were not automatically granted the levy concession, you need to apply for levy concession.
Home Caregiving Grant
If you hire a helper to take care of a family member who needs permanent assistance with 3 or more ADLs, you may qualify for the Home Caregiving Grant, a monthly grant of up to $400.
For more information on the criteria and how to apply, you can: