ELIGIBILITY AND PRIORITY ASSESSMENTS FOR ENHANCED HOME PERSONAL CARE PROGRAMME

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1155
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 8 SEPTEMBER 2026

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms Cassandra Lee
MP for West Coast-Jurong West GRC

Question No. 2719

To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry has information on how the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) assesses eligibility and priority for Enhanced Home Personal Care (HPC+), including whether a senior has a caregiver and, where one is present, the caregiver’s health, availability, capacity to provide sustained care and need for support or a break; and (b) if so, what are the assessment criteria.

Answer

1               Enhanced Home Personal Care (HPC+) supports seniors who require assistance with activities of daily living, and may also provide respite for their caregivers. When assessing eligibility for HPC+, the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) considers both the senior’s care needs and the caregiving situation. This includes whether the senior has a caregiver, the extent of caregiver support available, and caregiver’s ability and availability to provide care on a sustained basis, and whether the caregiver requires respite support. 

2               AIC conducts these assessments using the interRAI Check-Up tool, complemented by judgement to take into account the individual circumstances of the senior and caregiver where appropriate.