【国会发言】新加坡财政部长黄循财：CDC购物券人人有份，和别人合租房子也能拿

严燕松（阿裕尼集选区）提问，鉴于社区发展理事会（CDC）邻里邻里购物券目前是按每户家庭发放：

（a）财政部是否研究过此政策对与大家庭成员同住或从主租户分租的人的影响？

（b）是否有证据表明更需要这些邻里购物券的公民被排除在外？

（c）财政部是否探讨过按个人发放邻里购物券的可能性？

黄循财：财政部于2024年2月7日回应了议员叶汉荣先生提出的类似问题。如在回复中提到的，我们还有其他计划是按个人提供帮助的，因此会为大家庭提供更多支持。【请参阅《根据家庭规模审查CDC代金券计划以支持大家庭》，官方报告，2024年2月7日，第95卷，第122期，书面答复问题部分。】

此外，与他人合租的家庭并不会因此而吃亏。这类未领取社区发展理事会邻里购物券的家庭可以前往最近的社区中心寻求帮助，并提供如租赁协议等文件，证明他们来自不同的家庭。

政府将继续定期审查我们的措施，以更好地支持新加坡人。

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in view that Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers are currently issued on a per household basis (a) whether the Ministry has studied the effect of this policy affecting those who live with extended family members or sublet from main tenants; (b) whether there has been any evidence that citizens who may have greater need for such vouchers are excluded from them; and (c) whether the Ministry has explored issuing CDC vouchers on an individual basis.

Mr Lawrence Wong: The Ministry of Finance responded to a similar question from Member of Parliament Mr Yip Hon Weng on 7 February 2024. As mentioned in that reply, we have other schemes that provide help on an individual basis and would therefore ensure more support for larger households. [Please refer to “Reviewing CDC Vouchers Scheme to Support Larger Households Based on Household Size”, Official Report, 7 February 2024, Vol 95, Issue 122, Written Answers to Questions section.]

In addition, Singaporean households residing in co-tenanted arrangements are not disadvantaged. Such households who have not claimed their CDC Vouchers can approach their closest Community Centre for assistance and provide documents, such as a tenancy agreement, to show that they are from separate households.

The Government will continue to regularly review how our measures can better support Singaporeans.