Assurance Package Cash

Assurance Package (AP) Cash

Every Singaporean aged 21 years and above will receive cash benefits of $700 to $1,600, depending on his/her income and property ownership. The payment will be disbursed over five years, from 2022 to 2026.

To receive the AP Cash , you must fulfill the following criteria:

i. You must be a Singapore citizen, residing in Singapore;
ii. You must be aged 21 and above in the reference year.

Singaporeans aged 21 years and above in reference year	Payment Period
		Owns 0 to 1 property			Owns >1 property
		Assessable Income (AI) for Year of Assessment in Payment Year
		AI ≤ $34,000	$34,000 < AI ≤ $100,000	AI > $100,000
2023	Dec 2022	$200*	$150*	$100		$100
2024	Dec 2023	$400	$250	$200	$200
2025	Dec 2024	$400	$250	$200	$200
2026	Dec 2025	$400	$250	$100	$100
2027	Dec 2026	$200	$150	$100	$100
	Total	$1,600	$1,050	$700	$700

* As part of the $1.5billion support package announced in Oct 2022 to provide further cost-of-living (COL) relief, eligible citizens will receive a one-off COL Special Payment of up to $500 to be paid in Dec 2022, together with AP Cash. More details are found in our FAQs.

You may login to the e-services to view your eligibility for the AP Cash.

Common terms related to the AP Cash eligibility criteria

Term(s)	Description
Assessable Income (AI)	Your AI includes all forms of income from trade, business, profession or vocation, employment, as well as rental income that is taxable. Your AI can be found on your tax bill (or Notice of Assessment) that you receive each year if you are required to pay taxes. You may visit iras.gov.sg [log in to myTax Portal using your Singpass > Notices/Letters > Individual, select Year of Assessment] to view your Notice of Assessment.
Singapore Citizen	Those who hold foreign citizenship will not be eligible regardless of whether they simultaneously hold Singapore citizenship. Please approach the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) to resolve your citizenship issues.

Term(s)

Description

Assessable Income (AI)

Your AI includes all forms of income from trade, business, profession or vocation, employment, as well as rental income that is taxable.

Your AI can be found on your tax bill (or Notice of Assessment) that you receive each year if you are required to pay taxes.

You may visit iras.gov.sg [log in to myTax Portal using your Singpass > Notices/Letters > Individual, select Year of Assessment] to view your Notice of Assessment.

Singapore Citizen

Those who hold foreign citizenship will not be eligible regardless of whether they simultaneously hold Singapore citizenship. Please approach the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) to resolve your citizenship issues.