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Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Levy Concession (Persons with disability)
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About the FDW Levy Concession (Persons with disability)
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| The FDW Levy Concession (Persons with disability) scheme will be implemented from 15 September 2007. The objective of the scheme is to help provide support to families of persons with disability in the employment of full-time caregivers to assist persons with disability in performing the activities of daily living (ADL). These include washing/bathing, feeding, toileting, transferring, dressing and mobility. |
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Scope
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Employers of FDW who have obtained approval under this scheme will pay a monthly FDW levy of $170. |
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Eligibility
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- The person with disability (PWD)
- must be a Singapore Citizen and
- requires assistance in at least one of six Activities of Daily Living (ADL) such as washing/bathing, feeding, toileting, transferring, dressing and mobility, as certified by an appointed medical practitioner.
- The PWD can be the FDW employer himself/herself, or is of any of the following relations to the employer: child, grandchild, spouse, sibling, sibling-in-law, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law. The PWD must be staying with the employer at the same NRIC-registered address.
- For each PWD, the employer is eligible for levy concession for one FDW only. Further, each household is only eligible for levy concession for up to a total of two FDWs at any one time, including levy concession granted based on criteria pertaining to young children/aged persons.
- Meeting the eligibility criteria for FDW Levy Concession does not automatically qualify the applicant to employ a FDW. Approval to employ a FDW is subject to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)’s criteria for FDW employment.
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Application process
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- Complete the Application form for Foreign Domestic Worker (Persons with disability)
Obtain an assessment from an appointed medical practitioner for the person with disability using the prescribed assessment report . The full cost of the medical assessment will be borne by the applicant and will not be refunded even if the application is not supported or approved.
- The medical practitioner will submit the completed application form together with the doctor's assessment report to the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) directly. NCSS will inform the FDW employer of the outcome of the disability assessment.
- NCSS will send supported applications to MOM for processing. MOM will inform employers of the outcome of the levy concession application.
Click here to read Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Concession - FAQ
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Enquiries
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For enquiries, please contact us at 1800-347-2222 or e-mail to dirc@disability.org.sg
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Last updated on 31 st September 2007 |
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