Singaporeans To Receive $500 CDC Vouchers – How To Claim In September 2025

Singaporean households can still make real savings in September 2025 by claiming the latest tranche of $500 CDC Vouchers.

This round is designed to help with daily expenses while supporting hawkers, heartland merchants, and supermarkets.

The process is fully digital and takes only a few minutes with Singpass.

Below is a complete, easy-to-follow guide covering who qualifies, how to claim, where you can use the vouchers, key rules, and smart ways to stretch your benefits through the rest of the year.

What Are CDC Vouchers In 2025?

The CDC Vouchers scheme is part of the wider Assurance Package that reduces cost pressures on households and directs spending to local neighbourhood businesses.

For FY2025, households are receiving $800 in total CDC vouchers, spread across the year in separate tranches.

The current tranche gives $500 per household that you can still claim and spend in September 2025. The vouchers are digital and linked to your household address, not to specific individuals.

Why it matters now: Prices for everyday items—from cooked food to groceries—can add up quickly.

Using your $500 strategically on staples, fresh produce, and daily meals can meaningfully trim your monthly spending.

Because the vouchers are split equally between merchants/hawkers and supermarkets, the scheme encourages both neighbourhood dining and essential grocery shopping.

Who Can Claim In September 2025?

Eligibility is household-based. That means:

• Each Singaporean household is entitled to one set of $500 CDC Vouchers for the current tranche.
• One household member (aged 18 and above) claims on behalf of everyone living at the same registered residential address.
• Once claimed, you can share the unique voucher link with your household members, so the whole family can spend from the same pool.
• The vouchers are not transferrable outside your household.

If you previously claimed a different tranche earlier in the year, that does not prevent your household from claiming this $500 tranche—provided it hasn’t already been claimed for your current address.

How Much Do You Get And Where Can You Use It?

Each eligible household receives $500, divided as follows:

• $250 for participating hawkers & heartland merchants
• $250 for participating supermarkets

You can spend the merchants/hawkers share at neighbourhood shops, coffeeshops, hawker centres, wet markets, provision stores, clinics, and many other small businesses that display the CDC Vouchers decal.

You can spend the supermarket share at major chains such as NTUC FairPrice, Sheng Siong, Giant, Cold Storage, Prime, HAO Mart, and U Stars, as well as selected smaller chains and independent supermarkets that participate in the scheme.

Key Dates And Validity

• Claim start: 13 May 2025
• September status: Still claimable now if your household hasn’t claimed yet
• Final validity: 31 December 2025 (all 2025 vouchers must be used by year-end)

Important: The expiry is firm. If you haven’t claimed yet, do it now so you have time to plan your shopping and use every dollar before 31 December 2025.

How To Claim (Step-By-Step)

• Go to go.gov.sg/cdcv.
• Select “CDC Vouchers 2025 (May)” to access the current tranche.
• Log in with Singpass. Only one member per household needs to do this.
• After successful login, you’ll receive an SMS from “gov.sg” containing your unique voucher link (the link opens a page with your voucher QR codes).
• Share the link with other household members residing at the same registered address so they can spend from the same pool.
• At a participating outlet, open your voucher link, choose the voucher type (Merchants/Hawkers or Supermarkets) and denomination, then present the QR code for scanning at checkout.

No smartphone or prefer a printout? Visit your nearest Community Centre/Club (CC). Staff can help residents who are digitally less-savvy to print the vouchers and answer questions about usage.

Voucher Denominations, Rules, And Tips

To make transactions simple and fast, CDC Vouchers are offered in fixed denominations:

• $2, $5, and $10 for Merchants/Hawkers
• $10 commonly used at Supermarkets

Key rules to remember:

• No change is given if your bill is less than the voucher value used (e.g., paying with $10 for an $8 item means you forgo $2).
• You can combine multiple vouchers in a single purchase (e.g., $10 + $5 + $2).
• If your bill exceeds the voucher amount, you can top up the difference with cash or other payment methods.
• Always select the correct voucher type. A Supermarket voucher will not scan at a hawker, and vice versa.
• The vouchers are for your household only—share the unique link responsibly with household members.

Pro tip: Keep a few $2 and $5 vouchers handy for hawker meals and small neighbourhood purchases so you don’t lose change. Save $10 vouchers for larger supermarket runs.

Where To Spend: Finding Participating Outlets

You’ll see a CDC Vouchers decal at participating stalls and shops. To plan your shopping:

• Check your neighbourhood hawker centres and heartland shops first—many staples (bread, eggs, noodles, toiletries) are easy to pick up nearby with your Merchants/Hawkers share.
• For supermarkets, plan a weekly or bi-weekly run and line up your $10 vouchers with in-store promotions and bundle deals to maximize value.

Because the $500 is split, think of it as two budgets: one for your daily meals and essentials close to home, and one for grocery restocks at larger stores.

Smart Strategies To Stretch Your $500 In September

Match Denominations To Purchases
Use $2/$5 vouchers for hawker meals, snacks, or small toiletry items; reserve $10 for supermarket baskets to prevent losing change.

Stack With Promotions And House Brands
Pair your supermarket vouchers with weekly promos, bundle savings, and house-brand items (rice, oil, milk, canned goods).

When prices dip, stock up on shelf-stable staples.

Plan A Monthly Essentials List
Split your $250 supermarkets share across the month—e.g., $80–$90 per main grocery trip plus a small $20–$30 top-up run.

For $250 merchants/hawkers, earmark a portion for weekday lunches or family dinners at your favourite hawkers.

Combine With Other Savings
Use loyalty points, credit-card rebates, or membership coupons after applying the voucher value. This keeps your out-of-pocket cost the lowest.

Don’t Wait Till December
Avoid the year-end rush and the risk of forgetting to spend everything before 31 December 2025. Start now in September and pace usage across the remaining months.

Common Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

• Using the wrong voucher type: Ensure you’re selecting Merchants/Hawkers for hawker stalls and Supermarkets for grocery chains.
• Forgetting the no-change rule: If your bill is $7, don’t use a $10 voucher alone—combine $5 + $2 instead.
• Not sharing the link with family: After claiming, forward the unique link to your household members so everyone can benefit.
• Leaving it too late: The 31 December 2025 deadline is firm. Claim and spend progressively.

Security And Scam-Safe Practices

• Always access your vouchers only via go.gov.sg/cdcv.
• SMS alerts should show the sender as “gov.sg”; avoid clicking links from unknown senders or unofficial pages.
• Never share your Singpass credentials with anyone. Only the voucher link should be shared—and only with household members.

The $500 CDC Vouchers available in September 2025 are a practical, immediate way to lower your family’s everyday costs.

By claiming once via Singpass, sharing the unique household link, and planning purchases strategically, you can cover a meaningful portion of your hawker meals and groceries through year-end.

Remember the key rules—such as no change given and the need to select the correct voucher type—and pace your spending so every dollar of your vouchers is used before 31 December 2025.

Start now, align your supermarket runs with promotions, and support heartland merchants along the way.

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