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Seniors’ Mobility and Enabling Fund (SMF) - Home Healthcare Items
Subsidises essential healthcare items to help seniors to age in the community.
Up to 80% subsidy for home healthcare items (eg milk feeds, diapers)
For mobility and assistive devices subsidies (eg wheelchairs), click here
Key criteria
Singapore Citizen aged 60 or older
Must currently be using selected Community Care services
Household monthly income per person is $2,600 or less
Full details below.
Introduction
The Seniors’ Mobility and Enabling Fund (SMF) supports seniors to age in the community by subsidising:
- Mobility and assistive devices: Devices that support seniors with moving around, managing daily tasks at home, or improving their hearing and eyesight.
- Home healthcare items: Items seniors require due to their medical condition, eg catheters, milk supplements, thickeners, adult diapers, nasal tubing and wound dressings.
This page focuses on the home healthcare items subsidy.
Details on the SMF subsidy for assistive and mobility devices can be found here.
What items are covered in the subsidy?
SMF subsidises the cost for home healthcare items such as:
- Adult diapers
- Catheters and catheter set
- Milk feeds
- Nasal tubing
- Nasogastric tubes and pH indication test strips
- Thickeners
- Wound dressings
From April 2026, more items will be added to this list.
How to qualify
There are a few criteria your loved one will need to meet to qualify for SMF.
| Criteria | Description |
| Care recipient’s nationality |
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| Care recipient’s age |
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| Care recipient’s residence |
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| Care recipient’s needs |
He/ she must:
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| Care recipient’s household income |
He/ she must meet the mean-test criteria for SMF:
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| Care recipient must be a first-time applicant | He/ she must not be receiving subsidies already for the same items. If there are changes to the type of home healthcare items required, please approach your home care provider. |
How the subsidy works
If approved, SMF will fund up to 80% of the cost of the home healthcare item, up to the maximum subsidy cap per financial year (1 April to 31 March).
The amount of subsidy you receive will depend on your means-test result. This means there will be an amount you will need to co-pay for your device.
Please make sure that your SMF application for the home healthcare item is approved before you purchase it. Purchases made in advance cannot be reimbursed under SMF as subsidies are only provided through an approved application.
After you submit your application, we may take up to three weeks to process it. You will be informed about the outcome in writing via mail. Do note that the processing time may take longer if your submission is incomplete.
How to apply
Please approach your care provider for home medical, home nursing, home or day hospice services to assist you in applying for this SMF subsidy.
This SMF subsidy can only be applied through your service provider.
How to purchase subsidised home healthcare items
Once your SMF subsidy for the home healthcare item(s) is approved, you can order the subsidised items on Vertis Health Marketplace.
You will need to register for an account on this site if this is your first time using this portal.
Note: Only approved SMF beneficiaries for home healthcare item(s) will be able to create an account to log in and view the suppliers and items.
FAQs
FAQs
Your loved one must currently be receiving one of the following services: home nursing, home medical, home palliative care or day hospice care. You may speak to your care provider or visit an AIC Link to find out more about applying for these services.
You can visit an AIC Link or call the AIC Hotline at 1800 650 6060.
Household monthly income per person is the criteria used when there is a household income. (“Household” refers to the NRIC address)
It is calculated as the total gross household monthly income divided by the total number of family members living together in the household. Gross monthly household income includes basic employment income, trade/self-employed income, overtime pay, allowances, cash awards, commissions, and bonuses.
When there is no household income, Annual Value (AV) is used instead. AV is the estimated gross annual rent of a property if it were to be rented out, excluding furnishings and maintenance fees. It is determined by IRAS, and may be checked via IRAS website. Subsidy levels in 2026 will be determined using 2025 Annual Values.
To check or update your household information for means-testing, please use the MediShield Life Household Check e-Service. Alternatively, you can call the Medishield Life Hotline at 1800 222 3399.
This site can be viewed online or your digital devices directly, ie you do not need to install an app to use it.
You can place orders with an AIC authorised supplier (details on Vertis Health Marketplace) over the phone if you prefer.