Introduction to Seniors’ Mobility and Enabling Fund (SMF)
The Seniors’ Mobility and Enabling Fund (SMF) provides holistic support for seniors to age in place within the community by extending subsidies to Singaporean seniors:
- Requiring mobility and assistive devices for daily independent living and to remain ambulant in the community
- Receiving government funded home care and care within the community, needing home healthcare items for their care
On this page, learn how you can apply for SMF grants for Assistive Devices for your loved ones.
What are Assistive and Mobility Devices?
This refers to items that help an elderly person move around, such as walking stick, wheelchair and pushchair. It also includes things that an elderly person may need at home, such as commode, pressure relief cushion and hospital bed as well as spectacles and hearing aids. Please note that SMF subsidies are provided through the application only, reimbursement for any purchase prior to an approved application is strictly not allowed.
Note: Eligible seniors are now able to apply for replacements of devices when their devices reach the end of their life-span1 as well as apply for customised and specialised devices.
1 End of device’s life-span will correspond to device category’s Black-out Period.
How to Qualify
To qualify for SMF Assistive and Motorised Devices, these are the criteria:
Nationality and Age
Your loved one must be a Singapore citizen aged 60 and older.
Residence
Your loved one must not reside in a nursing home or sheltered home.
Application Status
Your loved one must either be a first-time SMF applicant for the device category; or have met the applicable black-out period if they have previously applied for the device from SMF.
For Motorised Devices
The applicant must also meet the following conditions:
- Not able to use a manual wheelchair independently and does not have a full-time caregiver.
- Is mentally and physically fit to drive the motorised device.
- Able to pay for the HDB ramp installation, if applicable.
- For new motorised device application, you will be required to submit a doctor’s memo indicating your needs. Alternatively, you may download the Need for Assessment Form and visit your doctor to complete the form.
Household Monthly Income
Your household monthly income per person must be $2,600 and below OR Annual Value (AV) of residence reflected on NRIC of $21,000 and below for households with no income.
Assessment
Your loved one must be assessed by a qualified assessor (such as a fully registered therapist, registered nurse, doctor and optometrist and certified audiologist) on the type of devices required.
For Replacement Application
For devices that have reached the end of its life-span1 , you must have met the device blackout period, in order to apply for a replacement device.
1 End of device’s life-span will correspond to device category’s Black-out Period.
How to Apply
Submit your application online.
You can choose this option if your loved one is currently not under the care of any public hospital, community hospital, day rehabilitation centre, or senior care centre.
For an easier and more secure process, we strongly encourage you to complete and submit the application form online via your Singpass. If you have provided a valid email address, you will receive a confirmation email that your application has been received for review.
For incomplete document submissions, please use this form:
Apply through a care professional
If your loved one is currently under the care of a restructured hospital, community hospital, day rehabilitation centre, or senior care centre
You may approach the therapist or social worker to assist you in your application for SMF Devices.
If your loved one needs to apply SMF subsidy for hearing aids and is not currently under the care of any hospital.
Please approach the doctor in either a polyclinic or a CHAS clinic to obtain a referral letter to the Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) department of a restructured hospital for subsidised hearing assessment. The audiologist will assess and assist with your SMF application.
Alternatively, you may attend a Functional Screening assessment in the community and be referred to any of the restructured hospital if further assessment is required.
If you are unable to submit your application online
1. You may download the application form or get a copy from any AIC Link locations.
2. Submit the following documents to apply for subsidy
- Completed application form
- Copy of Applicant’s NRIC (front and back) or image copy of Digital NRIC through SingPass mobile app
- Medical reports, if applicable (e.g. Discharge summary, doctor’s memo describing applicant’s medical condition)
- Financial assistance documents, if applicable (e.g. Public Assistance Card, Medifund, MSF ComCare Short- to-Medium Term Assistance)
3. Send the above documents to AIC at the following address
Seniors’ Mobility and Enabling Fund (SMF)
No. 7 Maxwell Road #04-01
MND Complex Annex B
Singapore 069111
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about SMF? We may have the answer here.
What is the list of Assistive Devices covered?
You can use SMF subsidies for the following types of devices:
- Walking aids (eg: Walking Stick, Walking Frame and Quadstick)
- Manual Wheelchair / Pushchair
- Pressure Relief Cushion
- Commode
- Hospital Bed
- Pressure Relief Mattress
- Special Equipment (eg: Bed Rail, Hoist, Transfer Board, Transfer Belt)
- Geriatric Chair
- Motorised wheelchair / scooter
- Motorised wheelchair / scooter battery replacement
- Spectacles (Please register for the next Functional Screening Event in your neighbourhood)
- Hearing aid (*Kindly note that AIC does not process hearing aid and spectacles application. Please submit your application through your audiologist in the Restructured Hospitals.)
Blackout Period (BOP) count by months and refers to time lapse between approval date of first or previous device application and the date of replacement/repair application for each device category. Applications for device replacements and repairs must meet blackout period (BOP).
BOP is calibrated according to the expected life span of the device. Please refer to the table below to check if your device had met the BOP requirement.
| S/N | Device Category | Blackout period (months) |
| A |
|
24 |
| B |
|
36 |
| C |
Hospital beds Geriatric chairs Hearing aids |
48 |
What is the funding amount?
You will get up to 90% subsidy for the cost of the device, or 90% of the maximum device subsidy cap, whichever is lower.
How will seniors or persons with disabilities know if they are eligible for SMF or Assistive Technology Fund (ATF)?
Some seniors and persons with disabilities may have received subsidies from both SMF and ATF (2) to meet their needs. With the policy changes for both SMF and ATF schemes from 14 Feb 2022, both schemes will adopt a more citizen-centric approach where seniors and persons with disabilities would be served under just one scheme and agency throughout their lifetime. As such, individuals would not need to navigate between schemes, reducing confusion.
2 The Assistive Technology Fund (ATF) provides subsidies for persons with disabilities (PWDs) to purchase the assistive technology devices to enable independent living.
How would I be informed if the assessment for my Assistive Device application will be Centre-based or Home-based?
You will be contacted by an AIC appointed therapist to schedule the date and time for your assessment. In the same call, you will be informed if your assessment will be centre or home based.
If I am required to go for a centre-based assessment for my Assistive Device application through AIC, what are the locations of the assessment centres?
| Name of Organisation / Centre | Address |
|---|---|
| Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital | 705 Serangoon Road, Singapore 328127 Get Directions |
| St Luke’s Hospital | 2 Bukit Batok Street 11, Singapore 659674 Get Directions |
I am required to go for training and assessment for my Motorised Device application through AIC, what are the locations of the assessment centres?
| Name of Organisation | Address |
|---|---|
|
Handicapped Welfare Association |
16 Whampoa Drive, Singapore 327725 Get Directions |
| Jurong Community Hospital | 1 Jurong East Street 21, Singapore 609606 Get Directions |
|
Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital |
705 Serangoon Road, Singapore 328127 Get Directions |
|
Society for the Physically Disabled |
2 Peng Nguan Street, Singapore 168955 Get Directions |
| St Luke’s Hospital | 2 Bukit Batok Street 11, Singapore 659674 Get Directions |
What if I am not eligible for SMF Devices and still wish to purchase a device?
AIC appoints a panel of suppliers for the provision of subsidised SMF Devices annually.
You may wish to contact the appointed suppliers at this list below to enquire about purchasing an unsubsidised device. Please note that the list of supplier and type of devices sold by suppliers are not exhaustive.
| Supplier Name | Address | Contact |
| Agis Medical Supplies Pte Ltd |
HQ |
6259 9788 9760 9788 |
|
Showroom |
||
| Assisted Living Pte Ltd | 84 Genting Lane 05-05, Singapore 349584 |
6254 2916 6254 2927 |
| Bion Advance Pte Ltd |
625 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9, #01-92, |
6451 4116 8891 9390 |
|
160 Orchard Rd, Taste Orchard, Basement 1, |
8893 7270 8893 7270 |
|
| 35 Pioneer Road North #02-03, Singapore 628475 | 6250 0562 | |
| DNR Wheels Pte Ltd | 39 Ubi Road 1, #08-01, World Publications Building, Singapore 408695 |
6254 4070 |
| Falcon Mobility Pte Ltd | 140 Paya Lebar Road #05-11, AZ @ Paya Lebar, Singapore 409015 | 6774 7518 |
| Greenstyle Pte Ltd |
101 Upp Cross St, #03-03, People’s Park Centre, |
62500555 9114 4362 (Gloria) 9423 6088 (Shee)
8114 7104 9814 3146 9814 3240 |
|
60 Paya Lebar Rd, #B1-36, Paya Lebar Square, |
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| 23 Tagore Lane #04-19, Tagore 23 Warehouse, Singapore 787601 | ||
| Lifeline Corporation Pte Ltd | HQ 130 Joo Seng Road, #02-02/03, Singapore 368357 |
6289 2062 |
|
Showroom |
6352 0548 | |
|
Showroom |
6256 8606 | |
| NTUC FairPrice Co-operative Ltd | 55 Ubi, Ave 1 #03-14, Singapore 408935 |
6741 0045 9645 6225(WhatsApp Only) |
| Rainbow Care Pte Ltd | Blk 3007 Ubi Road 1, #02-410, Singapore 408701 |
6223 0904 6931 7425 8501 1878 |
| Yeap Medical Supplies Pte Ltd |
HQ |
6841 7494 |
|
Flagship Store |
6908 1010 | |
|
Tanjong Pagar CC, South |
6904 1010 | |
|
Kembangan Plaza, East |
6841 0636 | |
|
Heartbeat@Bedok, East |
6777 1010 | |
|
Our Tampines Hub, East |
6384 1010 |
|
|
Jurong Green CC, West |
6377 1010 | |
|
Bukit Timah CC, West |
6970 1010 | |
| Medprosg Nursing Supplies | 50 Bukit Batok St 23 #03-18/19, Singapore 659578 |
6966 1706 8884 1324 9451 8354 |
| Sunshine Nursing and Wellness LLP | 120 Hillview Avenue, Kewalram Hillview #06-04, Singapore 669594 |
6935 0710 9812 5428 |
| Medicalassistance4U Pte Ltd |
Bizlink Center |
90536727 (Chow) 96546977 (Nicholas) |
Last updated on 1st Jan 2024
