POSSIBILITY OF SENIORS PURCHASING ASSISTIVE DEVICES WITH CPF OR GOVERNMENT-ENDORSED FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2436
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER 
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 10 JANUARY 2024
 
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament 
Ms See Jinli Jean 
Nominated Member of Parliament  
 
Question No. 5259
 
To ask the Minister for Health whether there can be consideration as part of the Active Ageing agenda in allowing seniors to finance the purchase of assistive devices that counter ageing-related deterioration and enhance seniors’ work productivity, such as hearing aids, via their CPF monies or Government-endorsed financing arrangements with approved device providers. 

Answer 

1 The Government provides a range of financial support schemes to defray the cost of assistive devices for seniors: 

a) The Seniors’ Mobility and Enabling Fund provides subsidies for assistive devices that supports seniors to age-in-place; 
b) Vouchers of up to $200 per set of assistive device (i.e., spectacles, hearing aids and dentures) are available for seniors who participate in functional screening through Project Silver Screen; and 
c) For assistive devices that are also medical implants listed on the Implant Subsidy List, subsidised patients in public healthcare institutions will be eligible for subsidies. Patients may also tap on MediShield Life and MediSave to pay for implant costs, subject to prevailing criteria and limits. 

Applicants who require further financial assistance may approach their healthcare providers or visit any Agency for Integrated Care Link.