Covid-19 relief fund for Singaporeans extended till 2023


To be eligible for the fund, applicants must be aged 21 years old and above and have either experienced a total loss of income due to non-voluntary no-pay leave, retrenchment or termination of employment for at least two months at the point of application. - AFP

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A Covid-19 relief fund for Singaporeans whose livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic has been extended to help more people cope with the rising costs of living and inflation.

Applications for the Kong Meng San - Community Development Council (CDC) Covid-19 Relief Fund, which was started in December 2020, have been extended till March 31, 2023. The application period had previously expired in December 2021,

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