Serious PAP NTUC To Give Out $360 Million To 117,000 Freelancers From Next Week! Samster Freelancers Rejoice!

[JohnTan]

Freelancers in Singapore should have received a notification on Wednesday, May 27 afternoon that they will be receiving S$3,000 from the Self-Employed Person Income Relief Scheme (Sirs).


More than 117,000 self-employed persons and freelancers have received or will be receiving their first payout of S$3,000 under Sirs from Wednesday.

Two more payouts of the same amount will be given in July and October this year.

The Ministry of Manpower and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) said in a joint statement on Thursday that more than S$360 million will be disbursed in the first payment.

Those who qualify
The government announced the scheme in March as part of a supplementary support package of the national budget, to help self-employed individuals.

Those who qualify include taxi drivers, private hire car drivers and real estate agents who require help to tide over their loss of earnings during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Those who meet the criteria will automatically qualify for the payout.

The criteria includes earning a net trade income of no more than S$100,000 a year, and living in a property with an annual value of no more than S$21,000.

Those who miss out narrowly on the criteria may appeal.

https://mothership.sg/2020/05/self-employed-cash-transfer-covid-19/

 

[knowwhatyouwantinlife]

Honestly why is this group being helped? Isnt doing freelance, as well as any jobs ending with "agent" a choice? Can a prostitute apply? And also is this handout taxed?

 

[batman1]

WHY Singapore don't have unemployment benefits ??? So many jobless sinkees ask them to eat grass ?

 

[countryman]

What has living in a property with annual value no more than 21k got to do with receiving aid? It's not as if your property will provide u with income during this pandemic? Everyone is suffering one way or another. This is not an ideal way to decide who should be receiving the funds!

 

[knnb40]

Honestly why is this group being helped? Isnt doing freelance, as well as any jobs ending with "agent" a choice? Can a prostitute apply? And also is this handout taxed?

some are con by MP 10-years back stating it is a trend worldwide, it is what the business boss want and if local not willing to accept freelance than the business boss will employ foreign talent.
Some are young grad wish to have a different life and not slot like regular blue collar 9-to-5
yes it is a choice and they are Singaporean and they pay tax and they vote during GE