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Money· 11 Nov 2026 · 3 min read

Year-end money: one payout coming, two vouchers expiring

MOF confirmed on 10 November that the last Assurance Package cash lands from 8 December. Two lots of vouchers run out on 31 December.

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The SMS will come from gov.sg, and the amount will be somewhere between $100 and $250. On 10 November the Ministry of Finance said the last round of Assurance Package cash goes out from 8 December, to about three million Singaporeans who are 21 or older in 2027. It is the final one. The package has paid out every December since 2022.

How much each adult gets

  • Assessable income up to $39,000, owning one property or none: $250.
  • Assessable income above $39,000 and up to $100,000: $150.
  • Assessable income above $100,000: $100.
  • Own more than one property: $100, whatever the income.

So a couple in a flat, both under $39,000 in assessable income, would get $500 between them. You can check your own amount on govbenefits.gov.sg with Singpass.

The two vouchers with a 31 December deadline

This is the part that slips. SG60 Vouchers ($600 for Singaporeans who were 21 to 59 in 2025, $800 for those 60 and above) expire on 31 December 2026. So does the household's $300 CDC Vouchers 2026 (January). Both are claimed on RedeemSG with Singpass, and both are split half for heartland shops and hawkers, half for supermarkets.

The $500 CDC Vouchers that came in June are in no hurry. Those run until 31 December 2027.

Honestly, check on the grandparents too. $800 is a lot to leave sitting in an SMS link. We're putting our supermarket halves towards the December grocery runs, when the kids are home all day and the fridge empties fast.

Watch for scams

The real notice comes from the gov.sg SMS sender ID, before and after the money is credited. MOF says officials will never ask you to transfer money or share bank log-in details over the phone. If something feels off, the ScamShield Helpline is 1799, day or night.

What we don't know

  • Whether anything replaces the Assurance Package next year. MOF's release only says this is the final payment.
  1. Check your PayNow-NRIC link before 24 November

    Open your banking app and make sure your NRIC is linked. Linked by 24 November means the cash by 8 December.

  2. Open RedeemSG and look at your balances

    SG60 and the January CDC tranche both go on 31 December. Spend those before the June ones.

  3. Ask the grandparents how much they have left

    A quick look together on their phone is often all it takes.

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Where we checked
MOF: About 3 million adult Singaporeans to receive $100 to $250 of Assurance Package Cash in December 2026 (10 Nov 2026) · CDC Singapore: SG60 Vouchers · CDC Vouchers Scheme: About CDC Vouchers Scheme 2026 (January) · CDC Vouchers Scheme: About CDC Vouchers Scheme 2026 (June)
Checked 11 Nov 2026. General guidance, not medical advice. Let us know if something’s out of date.