Subsidies for Acute Inpatient Care at Public Healthcare Institutions
The Ministry of Health provides subsidies for acute inpatient care at our public hospitals to ensure that patients have access to more affordable care.
Last updated 2 January 2025
What are Acute Inpatient Subsidies?
The Ministry of Health provides subsidies for acute inpatient care at our public hospitals to ensure that patients have access to more affordable care.
What are the benefits?
Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents are eligible for up to 80% and 50% subsidies, 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 acute inpatient subsidy levels for individuals in C, B2 and B2+ ward is shown below:
Current Acute Inpatient Subsidy Levels (B2/C Ward)
Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI)1 | Singapore Citizen | Permanent Resident |
|---|---|---|
No PCHI | Annual Value2 ≤ $21,000: 80% | Annual Value ≤ $21,000: 50% |
$0 < PCHI ≤ $2,100 | 80% | 50% |
$2,100 < PCHI ≤ $2,300 | 75% | 42.5% |
$2,300 < PCHI ≤ $2,600 | 70% | 35% |
$2,600 < PCHI ≤ $3,000 | 65% | 32.5% |
$3,000 < PCHI ≤ $3,300 | 60% | 30% |
$3,300 < PCHI ≤ $3,600 | 55% | 27.5% |
PCHI > $3,600 | 50% | 25% |
Effective as of 1 Oct 2024 | ||
Current Acute Inpatient Subsidy Levels (B2+ Ward)
Monthly Per Capita Household Income (PCHI)1 | Singapore Citizen | Permanent Resident |
|---|---|---|
PCHI = $0 | Annual Value2 ≤ $21,000: 50% | Annual Value ≤ $21,000: 25% |
$0 < PCHI ≤ $2,100 | 50% | 25% |
$2,100 < PCHI ≤ $2,300 | 47.5% | 23.75% |
$2,300 < PCHI ≤ $2,600 | 45% | 22.5% |
$2,600 < PCHI ≤ $3,000 | 42.5% | 21.25% |
$3,000 < PCHI ≤ $3,300 | 40% | 20% |
$3,300 < PCHI ≤ $3,600 | 37.5% | 17.5% |
PCHI > $3,600 | 35% | 15% |
Effective as of 1 Oct 2024 | ||
Who is eligible?
Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents are eligible for acute inpatient subsidies.
How do I apply?
No application is required. Subsidies will be automatically accorded based on your means-test status for each episode.
You may request for more information through your public healthcare institution or healthcare service provider.
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