Monday, September 28, 2009 HOPE Scheme Today i gonna post something which is helpful for the young parents. The progamme is called Home Ownership Plus Education (HOPE). It help young parents to go through their difficulties and financial help. First of all i will let you all understand what is the HOPE scheme are all about. What is it about and how it can help us? HOPE is a targeted incentive scheme to help young low-income families keep their families small so they can concentrate their resources on their children and help them to break out of the poverty cycle. What are the Eligibility Criteria? Singapore citizen or permanent resident (PR). If the applicant is a PR, then at least one of the immediate family members must be a Singapore citizen Applicant is work-capable Gross household income is below $1500 per month* Have 1 or 2 children Age of the wife is 35** years or below Satisfy a needs test Little or no family and community support Little or no savings Demonstrate the willingness to take steps to become self-reliant This scheme will also be extended to widows. * For families where at least one spouse has post-secondary education, neither spouse should earn more than $1,000 per month each. This also applies to divorced mothers with post-secondary education who must also be employed. ** For families where at least one spouse has post-secondary qualification, the wife must be aged 30 - 35 years old. This also applies to divorced mothers with post-secondary education. What are the assistance they provide? Educational bursaries for the children from pre-school up to university-level education. This is on top of what is already provided for under Edusave. The annual bursaries for the various educational levels are as follows:- Preschool - $250 per annum (for mothers who do not work) and $2,000 for mothers with children aged 0- 6 if mothers are in full-time work# - with effect from 1 Apr 09. Primary - $400/- per annum Secondary - $800 per annum Junior college/ polytechnic/ITE - $1,200 per annum University - $2000/- per annum Special education - $600 per annum A housing grant of $50,000 to help the family pay for the home mortgage. The grant will be disbursed in annual installments into the mother's CPF account; A training grant of up to $10,000 per family to enable the parents to attend skills training. This grant will be divided equally between the parents in order to encourage the mother to acquire new skills and enhance her employability; A one-off utilities grant of $1,000 to help the family offset utilities bills upon joining the scheme; Mentoring and family support from a social service agency to guide and follow-up on the family, and link them to other community resources if required; Cash incentives of $9,000 - $20,000 to help the couple with family planning. # Full-time work is defined as a minimum of 30 hours a work per week, for at least six months in a year. How to apply? Simply go to your nearest CDC (Community Development Council) or DIRECTORY OF CDC Directory Mayor General Manager Contact Info E-mail Central Singapore CDC HDB Hub Bizthree, 490, Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, #04-10, Singapore 310490 Mayor Zainudin Nordin Mr Mark Tan 6370 9901 (T) 6370 9928 (F) feedback@ centralsingapore. org.sg North East CDC 3 Tampines Grande, #01-02, AIA Tampines, Singapore 528799 Mayor Teo Ser Luck Mr Brennan Lee 6424 4000 (T) 6424 4077 (F) ask@ northeast.org.sg North West CDC 900 South Woodlands Drive, #01-04, Woodlands Civic Centre, Singapore 730900 Mayor Teo Ho Pin Ms Toh Lay Hoon 6767 2288 (T) 6219 1176 (F) northwest_cdc @pa.gov.sg South East CDC 10 Eunos Road 8, #02-01, Singapore Post Centre, Singapore 408600 Mayor Matthias Yao Chih Mr Terence Ho 6243 8753 (T) 6243 3130 (F) southeast_cdc @pa.gov.sg South West CDC SWCDC Corporate HQ, The JTC Summit, 8 Jurong Town Hall Road, #26-06, Singapore 609484 Mayor Amy Khor Lean Suan Ms Jeanie Tan 6316 1616 (T) 6316 7250 (F) southwest_cdc @pa.gov.sg Opening hours Mon - Fri : 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Sat : 8:30 am - 1:00 pm For Magic. Click here Older Posts Newer Posts 0 Left Blogprints: Post a Comment

Memories Flash Back Pictures of Hubby, Pictures of me. A man can love a million girls. ♥ But only a REAL MAN can love ONE GIRL in a million ways.♥ ◄ ► Misc Please help to click The Owner The Mistress Shi Yin 07th May 1987 @ Muar Hospital (Malaysia) Siling Primary School Changkat Changi Secondary School ITE College East (Simei) SIPMM The Important Day The Mister Jason Seet 25th April 1990 Taurus Stamford Primary School Macpherson Secondary School ` ITE College Central (Tampines) Our 1st Lovely Baby 薛可恩 30th July 2008 Weigh 2.840KG Natural birth with Epidural Gestation Duration : 39 weeks 1 day KK Women's & Children's Hospital Carpe Diem Child Care Center Our 2nd Lovely Baby 薛瑞恩 2nd June 2012 Weigh 3.184KG Natural birth with Epidural Gestation Duration : 38 weeks 4 day KK Women's & Children's Hospital Carpe Diem Child Care Center Say You Love Me Please Tag Before you leave. Calender ♥ OF year 2014 01-01-2014 - New Year of 2014 30-01-2014 - Eve of CNY 31-01-2014 - CNY Day 1 01-02-2014 - CNY Day 2 30-01-2014 - Elvin Birthday 14-02-2014 - Valentine Day 18-04-2014 - Good Friday 25-04-2014 - Hubby Birthday 01-05-2014 - Labour Day 13-05-2014 - Vesak Day 07-05-2014 - My Birthday 10-05-2012 - Mother's Day 13-05-2014 - Mei Zhen Birthday 13-06-2014 - Rui'En Birthday 13-06-2014 - Shi Tien Birthday 21-06-2014 - Father's Day 24-07-2014 - Married for 6 years 27-07-2014 - Shi Wee Birthday 25-07-2014 - Hari Raya Puasa 30-07-2014 - Caen Birthday 09-08-2014 - National Day 05-10-2014 - Hari Raya Haji 23-10-2014 - Deepavali 30-10-2014 - Shila Birthday 13-12-2014 - Mum Birthday 25-12-2014 - Christmas Day 31-12-2014 - New Year Eve Yearns ♥ ♥ Please grant my wishes ✖ To have a driving license ✖ To buy a car ✖ Another Taiwan Trip ✖ PARIS ✖ To complete my Diploma ✖ Holiday Trip to Bangkok ✖ Have a new Pink Laptop ✖ To give Caen & Rui'en a better life Caen & Rui'En ♥ ♥ Wishes to be granted ❤ Her own room ☑ 2nd Birthday Celebration ☑ First trip via plane ❤ More pretty shoes for her ❤ Open a saving account for her Thief of My Heart Carpe Diem Andy Christ Esther Eugene Hui Han Hui Yu Joanne Kel & Wendi Mr Neo Serene Xiao Hui Yi Ting ♥ The Young Mummies THEY STOLE THE CHILD'S HEART Adonica Ai Lin Aalice Apple Toh Casan Casse Celest Crystal Eelin Eelyn Eileen Emeline Esther Chua Esther Etrini Fannie Grace Hui Yin Jacqueline Jasmine Jia Hui Joanne Josephine Joyce Juann Karen Katie Lili Lisa MabeLine Mandy Margaret Michelle Mitchie Peri Xian Phoebe Sally Sandy Sande Selicia Stacey Ng Stacey Suzhen Valerie Violin Xue Yin Yan Ting Yi Ling Yi Xuan Yukiko The recent Beautiful Memories Buffet at 重庆真宗麻辣火锅 #86 Family Day #84 Tiring day Chalet with Mei Zhen Families Buffet with Hubby and Caen Great Days Steamboat with Family Hubby POP loh!!! 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