Singapore's CDC vouchers scheme: How to claim and spend your May 2025 CDC vouchers?
Singaporean households can now claim and use their $500 Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers, announced Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (13 May) at the Nee Soon South Community Club. The CDC vouchers scheme started in June 2020 to help Singaporean lower-income households defray their cost of living, and at the same time, to support hawkers and heartland merchants affected by COVID-19 pandemic.
During Budget 2021, former Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat announced the $130 million CDC Vouchers Scheme that saw each Singaporean household receiving $100 CDC vouchers. The scheme was continued after the pandemic to help alleviate the impact of rising prices on Singaporeans.
The May 2025 tranche of CDC vouchers was announced in Budget 2025 as part of the enhancements to the Assurance Package and is meant to help Singaporeans with daily expenses.
Each Singaporean household will receive a total of $800 in CDC vouchers for FY2025 and it will be paid out in two tranches — $500 in May and $300 in January 2026. This is in addition to the $300 CDC vouchers Singaporean households received in January 2025 as part of the enhancements to the Assurance Package announced during Budget 2024.
As per previous tranches, the May CDC vouchers will be allocated equally — $250 for spending at participating heartland merchants/hawkers and $250 for spending at participating supermarkets.
Do note that the CDC vouchers from January 2025 and May 2025 expire on 31 Dec 2025.
Claiming your May CDC vouchers is the same if you've claimed your previous tranches of CDC vouchers before.
Simply visit go.gov.sg/cdcv and tap on "CDC Vouchers 2025 (May)", then log in with your Singpass account. Only one household member needs to redeem the vouchers on behalf of the entire household. The person will receive an SMS with the voucher link from "gov.sg" and forward the link to the other members of the household.
When you want to use your CDC voucher(s), select which type of voucher and the amount you want to use. Then, show the QR code to the participating merchant for them to scan.
To identify which are the participating hawker and heartland merchants, look for the teal decal pictured below.
To identify participating supermarkets, look for the yellow decal pictured below.
You can also check out go.gov.sg/cdcvouchers to search for the nearest participating hawkers and heartland merchants, and participating supermarkets.
If you do not have a smartphone or Singpass, or for further enquiries or assistance, visit your nearest Community Centre/Club (CC) or call the PA Contact Centre at 6225 5322.
While you could previously donate all unspent CDC vouchers in 2024, donation details for the 2025 CDC Vouchers Scheme have yet to be announced. According to ask.gov.sg, details will be announced at a later date.
All Singaporean households are also encouraged to claim and spend their 2025 CDC vouchers.
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