Singaporean seniors can claim S$800 SG60 vouchers from July 1; adults to get $600 in vouchers from July 22
SINGAPORE: Singaporean seniors aged 60 and above can now claim S$800 worth of SG60 vouchers, while adults aged between 21 and 59 will be able to claim $600 worth of the same vouchers from July 22.
Unlike CDC vouchers, which are issued to households, these one-off vouchers to celebrate Singapore's 60th year of independence are for individual Singaporeans. They are part of a broader SG60 Package announced at Budget 2025 by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Seniors can claim their vouchers at go.gov.sg/sg60v from 10am on July 1, while other adults can do so from 10am on July 22.
The vouchers can be used at all businesses that accept CDC vouchers and are valid till Dec 31, 2026.
In total, some three million adults will get the vouchers, which are estimated to cost the Government a total of $2.02 billion.
'The SG60 vouchers are our way of recognising the contributions of all Singaporeans in our nation-building journey,' said PM Wong in a social media post on July 1.
Each person will also receive in the mail an SG60 postcard designed by differently abled artists. The postcard contains a message from PM Wong and a QR code that can be scanned to claim the vouchers.
Seniors will get to claim their vouchers first 'in appreciation of their long-standing contributions to Singapore's growth and success', said the Community Development Council in a statement on July 1.
This earlier rollout will also ensure that seniors can get dedicated help to claim their vouchers.
The claim and spend process for SG60 Vouchers is the same as that of CDC vouchers – upon claiming the vouchers, the individual will receive an SMS link from 'gov.sg'.
Those who need help to claim their vouchers can get assistance at community centres and clubs, and at SG Digital Community Hubs.
In the first two weeks of the launch until July 11, about 200 volunteers from public agencies and schools such as ITE College West, Nanyang Polytechnic, and Tampines Meridian JC will be stationed at selected CCs alongside CDC ambassadors to assist residents.
Half of the vouchers – $400 for seniors and $300 for adults – can be used at participating supermarkets, and the other half at participating hawker stalls and heartland merchants.
This covers some 23,000 heartland shops and hawkers, and eight supermarket chains that have over 400 outlets all over Singapore. They are Ang Mo Supermarket, Cold Storage, Giant Singapore, Hao Mart, FairPrice, Prime Supermarket, Sheng Siong and U Stars Supermarket.
The SG60 vouchers will support Singaporeans in defraying the cost of living pressures, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, and Culture, Community and Youth, Ms Low Yen Ling told reporters on June 25, at a briefing on the voucher scheme.
Around $1 billion worth of SG60 vouchers will also 'go some way (towards) supporting our heartland shops and hawkers in increasing footfall and also sales', she noted. People can find participating merchants at go.gov.sg/sg60voucher.
Low, who is also the chairman of the Mayors' Committee, said: 'The 1½ years of validity period (of the vouchers) will give all Singaporeans greater flexibility to pace, use and spend their SG60 vouchers gradually.'
The SG60 vouchers are part of a slew of SG60 goodies announced by PM Wong at Budget 2025. Other initiatives include a personal income tax rebate, a gift for babies born this year, and $100 in SG Culture Pass credits for every Singaporean aged 18 and above in 2025.
In 2025, Singaporean households also received $300 worth of CDC vouchers in January, and $500 worth of CDC vouchers in May. These are valid till Dec 31, 2025. - The Straits Times/ANN
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