Singapore will increase its Public Transport Voucher (PTV) support from S$60 to S$80 per household as the country prepares for a 7% public transport fare increase starting Dec. 26, 2026.
The income eligibility ceiling will also be raised from S$1,800 to S$2,100 in monthly household income per person. The changes are expected to make around four in 10 Singaporean households eligible for the vouchers, including about 60,000 additional households.
The vouchers are intended to help lower-income households manage higher commuting costs. They can be used to top up fare cards or purchase monthly public transport passes after the new fares take effect.
Households that received a voucher during the 2025 exercise and continue to meet the new income requirement will automatically receive a voucher in the first stage of the 2026 exercise. Notification letters will be sent from the end of December 2026.
A second application stage will begin in early 2027 for households that meet the income requirement but did not receive a voucher automatically. Applications can be made online or at local Community Centres and Clubs.
The fare increase itself will be capped for certain concession groups. Card fares for lower-wage workers under the Workfare Transport Concession Scheme will remain unchanged, while fares for other concession groups, including persons with disabilities, will be subject to a maximum increase of five cents per journey.
The government will also provide nearly S$200 million in additional subsidies to cover the cost of deferring a larger fare adjustment. This will be on top of more than S$2 billion in annual operating subsidies for public transport.
The new fare structure will take effect on Dec. 26, with the higher-value transport vouchers forming part of Singapore’s broader measures to cushion the impact of rising public transport costs.
