CDC vouchers (June 2024)
It’s the time of the month, Singaporean households are now able to redeem the 2nd tranche of CDC vouchers in Jun-2024.
The 2nd tranche of CDC vouchers are now available to claim. (Image screenshot from www.cdc.gov.sg)
Before going into the details of how to redeem the CDC vouchers, let’s look at the background of why the government gives Singaporeans these vouchers.
The CDC vouchers were first launched in Jun-2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is to help lower-income families to defray expenses and supporting merchants and hawkers to tie over the challenging period. The CDC vouchers were later expanded to all Singaporean households to thank them for their cooperation during the pandemic, and to give a boost to the heartland merchants’ business recovery.
The latest tranche of $300 CDC vouchers with the amount divided evenly between local merchants and hawkers, and selected supermarkets, comes on top of the first tranche of $500 CDC vouchers that was given to Singaporean households in Jan-2024. These vouchers are part of the Assurance Package (enhanced in 2024) that the government announced at the Budget in 2023 and 2024. All in, each Singaporean households would have gotten $800 in CDC vouchers this year.
Tap on the CDC Vouchers 2024 (June) to claim the vouchers. Screenshot from go.gov.sg/cdcv.
How to redeem the CDC vouchers? First, head over to the CDC website: go.gov.sg/cdcv and tap on CDC Vouchers 2024 (June). If you have not claim the CDC Vouchers 2024 (January), you can do that on the same page too. In addition, eligible households are able to claim $300 climate vouchers. These are for purchasing environmentally friendly electrical equipment like fans, aircon and LED light bulbs. I will cover that in another blog.
This is the next page after tapping on the CDC voucher 2024 (June). Screenshot from go.gov.sg/cdcv.
Second, you will need to prepare to use your Singpass to log in. After confirming your personal details, it will ask for your mobile number. You will receive a link in a SMS to go and retrieve your CDC vouchers. The sender of the SMS will be Redeem SG if you claim your vouchers before 1-Jul. After 1-Jul, the sender of the SMS will be from gov.sg. This is part of the government efforts to combat spam and fraud messages claiming to be a legitimate sender. You could copy the entire message in the SMS and paste and share with the rest of the family in WhatsApp group chats. You will also be brought to a page with the link to get them. So it is very straightforward. Do remember to use all the vouchers before they expire after 31-Dec-2024.
You will receive a SMS from either Redeem SG (before 1st July) or gov.sg (from 1st-Jul). Screenshot from cdc.gov.sg/cdcv.
Third, as an added incentive, selected supermarket chains are offering return vouchers to shoppers, who use their supermarket CDC vouchers. Fairprice is issuing $4 voucher for every $50 spent, Giant is issuing $6 voucher for every $60 spent, and Cold Storage, CS Fresh and Jasons Deli are issuing $8 voucher for every $80 spent. The promotion is only until 30-June for Giant and Cold Storage, and 1-July for Fairprice. You will get return vouchers if you use the CDC vouchers to pay for the purchases. Do take note of the validity of these return vouchers, as different chains may have different expiry dates.
CDC voucher promotion at Fairprice. Screenshot from Fairprice.com.sg.
CDC voucher promotion at Giant. Screenshot from giant.sg.
CDC voucher promotion at Cold Storage. Screenshot from coldstorage.com.sg.
Lastly, all Singaporean households would have received $800 worth of CDC vouchers this year. CDC vouchers for supermarket chains would prove to be the most popular and used up first. As of 27-Jun-2024, more than 650,000 Singaporean households have already claimed the $300 CDC vouchers. Thus, remember to claim them soon.
Below is a video clip about the CDC voucher scheme and how to claim them.