If there’s one thing that we all love, it’s free money. After all, with the cost of living trending upwards, everyone appreciates some assistance every now and then to help ease any growing financial burden.
In recent years, the government has been helping Singaporeans cope with the rising cost of living through initiatives like the Household Support Package and Assurance Package. These handouts come in the form of either actual cash or vouchers, such as the Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers which were first released in 2021.
Now, there’s a new set of vouchers to be issued to each Singaporean household. Here’s everything you need to know about the latest CDC voucher exercise for 2025, and 5 types of places that you can spend them at.
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As part of Budget 2025, every Singaporean household is entitled to a total of $800 worth of CDC vouchers to help offset the cost of daily expenses in 2025. These vouchers will be given out over 2 tranches – $500 in May 2025, and another $300 in January 2026.
The vouchers you received in May 2025, along with the $300 worth of vouchers given out earlier this year in January, are only valid till 31st December 2025, so be sure to utilise them all before the end of the year. Note that vouchers are allocated based on your household’s address, rather than individually. So, each household will receive 1 set of CDC vouchers worth $500 in total in May 2025.
But before you run with the idea that you can use the $500 to get yourself a fresh pair of kicks or some bubble tea, hold up! You can’t use the CDC vouchers just anywhere. After all, this initiative is not just meant to help households, but also to support heartland merchants and hawkers.
In total, the $500 is split into 2 categories: $250 for supermarkets and $250 for local heartland merchants like hawker stalls. Here are 5 places where you can use your CDC vouchers:
As mentioned, you’ll be able to use up to $250 worth of supermarket CDC vouchers to fund your grocery runs. Plus, you’re not limited to just shopping at major supermarkets either. Apart from well-known chains around Singapore like FairPrice, Prime Supermarket, Sheng Siong, Cold Storage, HAO Mart, and U Stars, you can also use your vouchers at smaller supermarkets found in your neighbourhood.
To be sure that the supermarket you are visiting accepts CDC vouchers, check that it displays the following yellow decal:
Image credit: Community Development Council
Take note that this $250 amount won’t be transferable with the other $250 meant for local merchants, and vice versa.
Visit the CDC website to check out a full list of participating supermarkets.
CDC voucher-eligible hawker stalls make up a majority of participating merchants, and you can use them to either offset the cost of your food or to pay it off directly. Similar to supermarkets, participating stalls would have to display the following teal decal, so do check beforehand:
Image credit: Community Development Council
Visit the CDC website to check out a full list of participating hawkers and heartland merchants.
Apart from hawkers and food stalls, you can also spend your vouchers at selected medical and dental clinics. A quick check on the CDC website shows some clinics that you can use them at, which include the likes of Q&M Dental and OneCare.
If you have furry little friends, then good news: you can also redeem your CDC vouchers at selected pet stores. Fret not if you need to make an emergency run for pet food or supplies, as the list contains businesses situated in all neighborhoods across the island.
If you feel like pampering yourself or having a wardrobe refresh, you can also use your CDC vouchers at participating fashion and beauty shops, for example hairstylists, barbers, nail salons and the like. Mani and pedi time!
In case you are unfamiliar, redeeming your vouchers is actually quite a simple affair. For starters, all you have to do is to first head to CDC vouchers redemption website on mobile or desktop, login with your Singpass, and claim your vouchers. Only 1 member of your household will have to do this.
After the first person from a household claims the vouchers, they’ll receive a unique link sent to them via SMS. Afterwards, the rest of the household can start using them by accessing the page on mobile via this link.
To use the vouchers at a participating merchant, simply select how much you want to redeem in that particular transaction. The vouchers come in denominations of $2, $5, and $10.
After which, a QR code will be generated, and all you have to do is to show this QR code to the merchant, who will scan it and offset the corresponding amount from your purchase. All in all, pretty easy and no-frills!
There are over a whopping 23,000 participating merchants and hawkers, as well as 400 supermarkets islandwide where you can redeem your vouchers at. You can spend the $500 worth of vouchers to your heart’s content to meet your needs, given the wide variety of categories this year.
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Originally published on 11th January 2023. Last updated by Khoo Yong Hao on 15th May 2025.
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