[Updated on 24 May 2022]
Following the adjustment in Singapore’s Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) status on 26 April 2022, and extensive easing of community and border measures, MSF and NCSS have
reviewed and decided to close all TCF COVID-19 relief schemes with immediate effect from 24 May 2022. Applicants who had been certified as COVID-positive before 24 May 2022 can still apply. Please refer to the schemes below for more information.
The Courage Fund was first established in 2003 when Singapore was hit by the SARS outbreak. Fellow Singaporeans donated generously to the Fund to support those who were affected by the outbreak. In this same spirit of uniting the community to support one another through difficult times, Community Chest* has rallied the community to provide relief and support to those affected by the current COVID-19 situation.
*Donations received for The Courage Fund are under the NCSS Charitable Fund, which is an institution of Public Character (IPC) under the Charities Act (Chapter 37) and comprises all the charitable activities of NCSS, including the Community Chest.
Scheme
Relief for dependants of healthcare workers involved in COVID-19 patient-fronting duties who passed away due to COVID-19. | [Applications will close by 24 July 2022, 11:59pm]
Eligibility
Applications for the scheme will close on 24 July 2022
Fully vaccinated healthcare workers involved in COVID-19 patient fronting duties* who passed away due to COVID-19 before 24 May 2022.
Dependents of healthcare workers who succumbed to COVID-19 before 24 May 2022 can still apply for the relief. Applications should be submitted by 24 July 2022, 11:59pm.
*COVID-19 patient-fronting operations mainly refer to healthcare workers serving COVID-19 wards, Community Facilities serving positive COVID-19 patients, ambulance services ferrying COVID-19 patients, swabbing operations for COVID-19 patients, Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPCs), and non-PHPC clinics serving acute patients.
To qualify, individuals must first fulfil the preceding conditions under The Courage Fund Relief Scheme for Healthcare Workers who contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Details of Relief Provided
$30,000*
The lump sum relief amount under this scheme shall net off the amounts already disbursed under “Scheme for Healthcare Workers who have contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty”, should grants have already been received under the scheme.
Please contact the Courage Fund (COVID-19) Secretariat at NCSS_Courage_Fund@ncss.gov.sg OR 6210 2679.
Scheme
Relief for Healthcare Workers involved in COVID-19 patient-fronting operations who contracted COVID-19 in the course of employment. | [Applications will close by 24 July 2022, 11:59pm]
Eligibility
Applications for the scheme will close on 24 July 2022
Fully vaccinated healthcare workers involved in COVID-19 patient-fronting operations* who have contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty before 24 May 2022 while working in environments which held COVID-19 patients or providing services which would reasonably bring them in contact with confirmed/suspected COVID-19 patients.
Organisations may still submit applications for eligible healthcare workers who had been certified as COVID-positive before 24 May 2022. Applications should be submitted by 24 July 2022, 11:59pm.
Eligible nominees can only receive the fund for one tranche, regardless of the number of times the nominee contract COVID-19.
Applications are to be submitted and endorsed by the organisation.
All applications are subject to further assessments based on information provided by the organisation.
*COVID-19 patient-fronting operations mainly refer to healthcare workers serving COVID-19 wards, Community Facilities serving positive COVID-19 patients, ambulance services ferrying COVID-19 patients, swabbing operations for COVID-19 patients, Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPCs), and non-PHPC clinics serving acute patients.
Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents, holders of a valid Employment Pass, Work Permit.
Relief Provided
$5, 000
How to apply
The organisation has to complete the online form.
Information required during submission:
Scheme
Relief for Lower-Income Households affected by COVID-19 |
[The scheme has closed with immediate effect from 24 May 2022 and applications can be made up to 11:59pm, 24 November 2022. Applications are no longer accepted after 24 November 2022]
Eligibility
All conditions below must be fulfilled to be eligible.
1Individuals who have contracted COVID-19 and received MOH/HPB’s official SMS notifications to self-isolate can submit screenshots of the SMSes as supporting evidence. Alternatively, individuals can provide other forms of supporting documents (e.g. recovery memos from MOH, medical certificates from clinics, Antigen Rapid Test (ART) result slips issued by clinics/hospitals, or COVID-19 records of non-self administered ART on Healthhub app).
2This refers to the month where the household income was affected by placement on IO/QO/LOA/SHN/ Self-Isolation/hospitalisation due to contracting COVID-19, as stated by the applicant under the ‘Household details’ section in the TCF online application form.
Households that have at least one household member who received a/an IO/QO/LOA/SHN/Self-Isolation Notice or was hospitalised due to contracting COVID-19 more than once before 24 May 2022 and continue to face protracted job or income loss can apply and receive up to two tranches of support, if they meet the other eligibility criteria.
Details of Relief Provided
Applications should be made within 6 months from the end of the IO/QO/LOA/SHN/Self-Isolation Notice or discharge from hospitalisation due to contracting COVID-19, or by 11:59pm on 24 November 2022, whichever is earlier. Applications are no longer accepted after 24 November 2022.
All submission will be verified and evaluated. All applicants will be notified of the results regardless of the outcome.
For further queries on The Courage Fund COVID-19 Relief Schemes, please contact The Courage Fund (COVID-19) Secretariat
at NCSS_Courage_Fund@ncss.gov.sg OR 6210 2679.
For queries to donate to The Courage Fund, please contact Community Chest at NCSS_Comchest@ncss.gov.sg
To be eligible for the various Relief Schemes, please follow the corresponding steps listed above.