Eligible lower-income households can apply for public transport vouchers worth $50 from Jan 15
Eligible households can apply for public transport vouchers (PTV) worth $50 each from Jan 15, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and People’s Association (PA) said in a joint statement on Jan 12.
The voucher disbursement exercise is meant to help resident households with a monthly income of up to $1,600 per person cope with the latest fare hike, which came into effect on Dec 23, 2023.
At least one member of the household must be a Singaporean or permanent resident.
Similar to previous years, the 2023 PTV exercise is carried out in two stages.
The first stage was concluded in December 2023. More than 240,000 households that had received a voucher during the 2022 exercise would automatically receive a notification letter regarding their vouchers, should they continue to meet the income criteria.
They may redeem their vouchers via the SimplyGo app or at any SimplyGo kiosks, top-up kiosks, assisted service kiosks, SimplyGo ticket offices or ticketing service centres.
The second stage of the 2023 PTV exercise will run from Jan 15 to Oct 31. Eligible households can apply for the PTVs online at go.gov.sg/ptv, or in person at their local community centres.
During this period, those who miss the income eligibility criteria slightly can also submit an appeal online at go.gov.sg/ptv-appeal, or in person at the community centres.
The redeemed vouchers are valid until March 31, 2025.
From Dec 23, 2023, bus and train fares have increased by up to 11 cents for adults who pay by card, or up to 20 cents for those who pay by cash.
Seniors, students, people with disabilities and low-wage workers who pay concessionary fares have to fork out up to five cents more when they pay by card, or 10 cents more when they use cash.
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