Times have been hard for many Singaporeans with the Covid-19 situation. With two school-going children, Building Construction And Timber Industries Employees\u2019 Union member Ananthi D\/O Tharumarajoo, 42, is thankful to be able to receive $300 worth of e-vouchers through a new $6 million care and support programme launched by NTUC – NTUC Care Fund (e-Vouchers). She has planned to use most of it for her children\u2019s school supplies.<\/p>\n
Ananthi is one beneficiary who auto-qualifies for the programme that was announced on 24th<\/sup> July 2020. The programme will help low-income union members with daily expenses amidst the economic downturn. Support as such aims to lessens the worries of low-income union members during such difficult times.<\/p>\n The NTUC Care Fund (e-Vouchers) programme<\/a> offers eligible union members up to $100 worth of assistance on daily essentials and schools supplies, with an additional $100 for every eligible school-going child.<\/p>\n The vouchers can be used to offset the cost of purchases at merchants such as NTUC FairPrice supermarkets, FairPrice Xtra hypermarkets and participating school bookshops. Approximately 29,000 members will benefit from the programme, which will run every year.<\/p>\n NTUC Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng shared that the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) remains prepared to support workers amid these challenging times by protecting every worker, preserving jobs for all and providing care and support for those in need<\/a> in his National Day message yesterday .<\/p>\n