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Pioneer Generation Disability Assistance Scheme (PioneerDAS)
Monthly cash support for Pioneers with disabilities to help with care costs.
Highlights
$100 a month
Can be used to pay for care needs
Pioneer Generation member
Must live in Singapore
Must have moderate to severe disability
Full details below.
Introduction
The Pioneer Generation Disability Assistance Scheme (PioneerDAS) provides monthly cash payouts to help members of the Pioneer Generation with disabilities.
The monthly payout can be used for long-term care needs, such as hiring a helper, paying for home care services, or daily expenses.
How to qualify
There are a few criteria your loved one will need to meet to qualify for PioneerDAS.
| Criteria | Description |
| Care recipient’s status |
He/ she must be a member of the Pioneer Generation.
To check on his/ her Pioneer Generation status, you can consider using the following:
The apps can be download via Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
Find out more about the Pioneer Generation and the Pioneer Generation Package. |
| Care recipient’s residence | He/ she must be living in Singapore. |
| Care recipient’s needs |
For care recipients with physical disabilities
He/ she must:
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How the scheme works
If you qualify, you will receive $100 a month.
After you submit your application, we may take up to four weeks to process it. You will be informed about the outcome in writing via mail.
Once approved, payouts will be made to the nominated bank account in the following month. This may include payouts from the month the application was submitted. The payouts will be reflected as “PGP” in your bank statement.
How to apply
There are several ways you can apply for PioneerDAS.
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If you are already receiving payouts from selected schemes
Pioneers who are already receiving payouts from IDAPE, ElderFund, ElderShield, CareShield Life, MediSave Care or Home Caregiving Grant, are automatically included in PioneerDAS. AIC will contact these Pioneers separately.
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Apply for this scheme online using Singpass
This is done via AIC’s e-Services for Financing Schemes (eFASS). We recommend this method as the approval waiting time is shorter.
Read the terms and conditions before you start.
Please read here if you are applying for the grant on behalf of someone who lacks mental capacity.
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Seek assistance from the nursing home your loved one is staying in
If you are applying for PioneerDAS to help you offset the cost of the nursing home fees, you can ask the service provider to help. You can nominate the payout to be made directly to the nursing home.
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Apply via hard copy
Email apply@aic.sg to obtain a copy of the application form or visit any AIC Link.
We seek your understanding that hardcopy applications take a longer time to process.
Documents needed
The full details of what is needed are available on eFASS.
FAQs
FAQs
The FAR assesses a person’s need for assistance with the activities of daily living.
Approved FAR assessors include:
- Doctors who are under full or conditional registration with the Singapore Medical Council and possess the necessary licence(s). This includes the doctor or the doctor’s organisation holding the relevant and valid Healthcare Services Act (HCSA) licence(s).
- Registered nurses who are under full or conditional registration with the Singapore Nursing Board
- Physiotherapists who are under full, conditional or restricted registration with the Allied Health Professions Council (“AHPC”)
- Occupational therapists who are under full, conditional or restricted (restricted scope classification - “Physical dysfunction / Adults and older adults” only) registration with AHPC.
If the person who needs assessment is below the age of 8, he/ she must be assessed by a paediatrician.
You can apply on behalf of your loved one as long as:
- You are the appointed Donee (appointed under the Lasting Power of Attorney) or Deputy (appointed under the Mental Capacity Act) authorised to make decisions on his/ her property and affairs.
- If your loved one does not have a Donee or Deputy, you can apply on his/ her behalf if you are an immediate family member (parent, spouse or child. Otherwise, you can only apply on his/ her behalf if the immediate family members are unable to do this (eg deceased, lack mental capacity or other issues). For successful applications without a donee/deputy, the caregiver or another family member has 12 months to obtain a court order appointing him/her as a deputy, failing which the payouts will be suspended. Do visit the Singapore Courts website to find out how to apply for a deputyship.
- You may need the following documents:
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Recent medical report stating that he/ she lacks mental capacity
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Doctor’s certification that he/ she lacks mental capacity
- If the care recipient is also going for a disability assessment, you must ask if the doctor can do a mental capacity assessment (using this form) at the same time.
- The doctor’s certification is valid for six months, unless stated as permanent.
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Court order of deputy appointment
- Copy of bank book or statement if the bank account nominated to receive the grant belongs to a deputy or trustee.
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To change scheme details / nominated bank account
Log in with Singpass on eFASS. Go to “Manage My Schemes” > “Change in Scheme Details.”
If you are updating the details for someone who lacks mental capacity for the first time, please read here.
To stop receiving the grant
Log in with Singpass on eFASS. Go to “Manage My Schemes” > “Change in Scheme Details.”
If you are unable to do any of the above online, email apply@aic.sg to obtain a copy of the application form or visit any AIC Link. We seek your understanding that hardcopy applications will require a longer approval waiting time.
AIC needs the NRIC issue date for verification. You can find it on the back of your NRIC card.
Visit SG Enable’s Enabling Guide, an online resource for persons with disabilities and their caregivers, as well as professionals looking for disability support.