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Subsidies for Residential Long-Term Care Services
The Ministry of Health provides subsidies for eligible Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents who are receiving Residential Long-Term Care (LTC) services.
Last updated 1 July 2025
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What is Residential Long-Term Care Services Subsidy?
The Ministry of Health provides subsidies for eligible Singaporeans and Permanent Residents who are receiving Residential Long-Term Care (LTC) services such as:
Chronic Sick (High/Low)
Nursing Home
Nursing Home Respite Care
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Home
Psychiatric Sheltered Home
What are the benefits?
Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents can receive up to 75% and 50% subsidies for Residential LTC services, respectively.
Subsidy levels are determined through household means-testing using Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI)1 to account for the overall financial resources of the household to support the household members. For households with zero PCHI, the Annual Value2 of their residential property is used to determine subsidy levels.
The current subsidy framework for Residential LTC services is as shown below.
Current Subsidy Levels for Residential LTC Services
Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI)1 | Singapore Citizen | Permanent Resident |
|---|---|---|
No PCHI | Annual Value2 ≤ $21,000: 75% | Annual Value ≤ $21,000: 50% |
$900 and below | 75% | 50% |
$901 to $1,500 | 60% | 40% |
$1,501 to $2,300 | 50% | 30% |
$2,301 to $2,600 | 40% | 20% |
$2,601 to $3,600 | 20% | 10% |
$3,601 and above | 0% | 0% |
Effective as of 1 Oct 2024 | ||
Interim Long-Term Care Rebates for Residential Services
As announced at Budget 2025 and MOH’s Committee of Supply, MOH will be enhancing LTC subsidies from July 2026 to ensure LTC services remain affordable. More information can be found here.
To help LTC clients and their families more immediately, MOH will provide interim rebates to LTC clients receiving Residential services from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
The interim rebates are applicable to all subsidised clients who are Singapore Citizens, and are differentiated by service type and Per Capita Household Income (PCHI) tier, as shown below.
Existing LTC clients may reach out to their providers for more information on the interim rebates that are applicable to them.
Interim Long-Term Care Rebates for Residential Services
Type of LTC Service | Monthly PCHI | ||||
≤$900 | $901 - $1,500 | $1,501 - 2,300 | $2,301 - $2,600 | $2,601 - $3,600 | |
WO/BOL Nursing Home & Respite Care (per day) | |||||
Cat I | $1 | $5 | $4 | $3 | $3 |
Cat II | $2 | $10 | $7 | $6 | $5 |
Cat III | $2 | $11 | $8 | $7 | $6 |
Cat IV | $3 | $12 | $8 | $8 | $7 |
Portable Subsidy Scheme Nursing Home and Chronic Sick Unit (per day) | |||||
Cat I | $1 | $6 | $4 | $4 | $3 |
Cat II | $2 | $10 | $7 | $7 | $6 |
Cat III | $3 | $12 | $8 | $8 | $7 |
Cat IV | $3 | $13 | $9 | $8 | $7 |
Chronic Sick (Low) | $3 | $17 | $11 | $10 | $9 |
Paediatric Nursing Home (per day) | |||||
Paediatric Nursing Home | $1 | $24 | $12 | $13 | $15 |
Chronic Sick Unit (per day) | |||||
Chronic Sick (Low) | $3 | $16 | $11 | $10 | $9 |
Chronic Sick (High) | $4 | $24 | $16 | $15 | $13 |
Psychiatric Care Services | |||||
Rehab Home (per day) | $0.80 | $2 | $1.80 | $2 | $2.50 |
Sheltered Home (per day) | $4 | $5 | $6 | $5 | $4 |
Who is eligible?
Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents receiving Residential LTC services by government-funded providers are eligible for the subsidies.
How do I apply?
Persons who require Residential LTC services can approach their doctor at the hospital or polyclinic, or AIC, for assistance in applying for admission to a subsidised Residential LTC service.
For more questions, check out our FAQs at AskMOH.