CDC Voucher Guide 2024: How to Redeem and Where To Use Your S$500 Vouchers

[Update!] ICYMI: Since June, one individual from each Singaporean household can start claiming an additional S$300 in CDC vouchers. This brings us to a total of S$800 worth of CDC vouchers in 2024 so far.

Every Singaporean household is entitled to a total of S$500 CDC vouchers, starting today, 3 January 2024. The value of these vouchers will be split equally at S$250 each, to be spent at participating heartland merchants and hawkers or participating supermarkets.

All CDC vouchers are to be collected and spent by 31 December 2024

Every Singaporean household can claim their S$300 worth of CDC vouchers, S$150 of which can be redeemed at participating supermarkets, with new additions being Giant and Ang Mo Supermarket outlets.

The five participating supermarkets include FairPrice, Sheng Siong, Prime, Hao Mart, and U Stars. Together, they have over 300 outlets across Singapore.

The remaining S$150 can be redeemed at over 20,000 participating hawkers and heartland merchants across the island.

But if you want to spend your CDC vouchers elsewhere, fret not. Our compilation of other best CDC-approved places and businesses below is sure to give you some inspiration.

CDC vouchers, or Community Development Council vouchers, are a government initiative started to alleviate the cost-of-living burdens of Singaporean households in times of inflation, recession, and rising GST. 

Available in S$2, S$5, and S$10 denominations for hawkers and merchants and S$5 and S$10 denominations for supermarkets, these vouchers may be redeemed either physically or electronically.

All of this has been a timely relief given the rising living costs for Singaporean households, especially for lower-income households.

To claim the new 2024 batch of CDC vouchers, please click here. Do note that they have to be claimed and used by 31 December 2024.

💡 Fun fact: There's a separate scheme – the GST-V scheme – catered to cushion the GST hikes from 7% to 9% in 2023 and 2024 in four areas: Essentials, MediSave (for seniors), U-Save (for utilities) and S&CC rebate.

For HDB and some private properties: In 2023, this cash payout will increase from S$500 to S$700, and subsequently S$850 in 2024.

For homes with annual values from S$13,000 to S$21,000: In 2023, this cash payout will only increase from S$250 to S$350 in 2023, and S$450 in 2024.

Read more:
Singapore Budget 2023: GST Voucher & Household Support
What You Should Know About GST Increase 2023

Every Singaporean household can look forward to claiming S$500 in CDC vouchers in 2024.

In the meantime, if you want to claim your CDC vouchers ASAP, here’s how to do it.

Every Singaporean household is eligible for these vouchers. 

You can easily redeem them here (You will need a valid Singpass account to redeem these vouchers).

This link is meant to be shared with members of your household (members sharing the same address as you). You can easily share it through available communication channels such as SMS, WhatsApp or Telegram.

Once you have redeemed your vouchers, you will be given a unique link that is meant to be shared with members of your household. When this link is accessed, you’ll be led to an intuitive interface to select which CDC vouchers you want to use.

Next, simply tap the amount you’d like to spend (the vouchers come in denominations of S$2, S$5 and S$10 for hawkers and merchants and S$5 and S$10 denominations for supermarkets) and show the QR code that is presented to your desired vendor.

Do note that similar to other voucher variants, there will not be any change if your amount spent is less than the voucher’s value.

In a rhetorical scenario, if you were to be charged an amount of S$9, and the only available denomination is S$10, you will not receive any monetary change. However, if you were to be charged with a bill of S$11 and you choose to redeem a S$10 voucher, you will need to top-up an additional dollar using cash.

Before we dive into the specifics, here’s an overview of the types of participating businesses that will gladly accept your CDC vouchers:

• Food and beverage businesses e.g. hawker centres, food courts, coffee shops, cafes, bakeries

• Mama/provision shops, minimarts, and selected supermarkets

• Hair salons and barber shops

• Dental clinics and optical shops

• Beauty parlours and spa services

• Electronic stores and photo-printing shops

• Pet shops

• Florists

While these are just some broad categories, the availability of merchants and services largely depends on your locale. For a comprehensive list of participating merchants, the CDC Go Where website will be your best bet.

💡 Pro-tip: If you’re looking for a specific unit or stall, it’s probably easier to head down and identify the stall itself than trying to identify the unit number (e.g. #01-32, #01-33, etc.) through the online map. Simply walk up to the stall front and look out for the CDC voucher decal.

In order to locate eligible businesses within your area, there are two methods to search by: either ‘nearby’ or ‘by merchant’. Additionally, the search bar provided is extremely keyword sensitive.

When searching nearby, this will pull up the list of merchants within the neighbourhood or postal code you have entered. 

When searching by merchants, this will pull up the list of merchants matching the keyword entered.

Note: The gowhere.gov.sg search bar is keyword-sensitive. Meaning to say, the merchant results featured to you will contain whatever keyword entered. Search results with the keyword only found in their addresses will not be brought up. 

Examples of CDC merchant results when searching ‘Bukit Batok’ include:

• Bukit Batok Teochew Cuisine Rest (Bukit Batok West Ave 6)

• ITea (278 Bukit Batok East Ave 4)

• Eatero (2 Bukit Batok St 23)

• Durian Boy (Bukit Batok St 11)

• Fatty Weng (273 Bukit Batok East Ave 4)

• Baker Talent (275 Bukit Batok East Ave 4)

• JWS Grille Factory (265 Bukit Batok East Ave 4)

• My Thai Pot Bukit Batok 451 (Bukit Batok West Ave 6)

• FMA (Bukit Batok West)

• OneCare Bukit Batok (Bukit Batok Central)

• Mission Bukit Batok Medical Clinic (Bukit Batok West Ave 5)

• Q&M Dental Surgery (Bukit Batok West Ave 9)

• Bukit Barkdog (Bukit Batok West Ave 6)

• ABC Bargain Centre (Bukit Batok St 31)

As a result, it’d be best if you knew the exact name of the merchant you’re looking for. Otherwise, it might be easier to search for merchants by map for those browsing casually.

CDC vouchers are now accepted at Giant and Ang Mo supermarkets islandwide. In total, there are now seven supermarket chains you can do your grocery shopping at.

• Giant 

• Ang Mo Supermarket

• NTUC FairPrice

• Sheng Shiong

• Prime Supermarket

• HAO Mart

• U Stars Supermarket

💡 Pro-tip: If you've fully redeemed your CDC vouchers, the next best alternatives to pay at supermarkets would be these grocery credit cards. Remember to check out our exclusive credit card promotions, only on SingSaver!

Use one of these cashback or miles credit cards to earn extra rebate on each supermarket run:

• Maybank Family & Friends Card: 8% cashback on groceries 

• UOB One Card: Up to 15% cashback on groceries from Giant, Cold Storage, CS Fresh, Jasons, Jasons Deli

• POSB Everyday Card: 5% cash rebate on Sheng Siong groceries

• Citi Cash Back Card: 8% cashback on groceries

• CIMB Visa Signature Card: Up to 10% cashback on groceries

• Citi SMRT Card: 5% cash rebate on groceries

• DCS Sheng Siong Card: 5% rebate on Sheng Siong groceries on up to S$1,000 spend per month

• HSBC Revolution Card: 10X Rewards Points / 4 mpd on groceries

• UOB Lady's / Lady's Solitaire Card: 6 mpd on groceries

• UOB Preferred Platinum Visa Card: 4 mpd on groceries

Disclaimer: The following CDC merchants are suggestions. The lists are non-exhaustive and subject to personal ratings. Please conduct your research before purchasing or enlisting their services. 

See also: Singapore Budget 2022: 6 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Spend Your CDC Vouchers On

• Durianzilla (Tampines St 21)

• Durian Boy (Bukit Batok, Ang Mo Kio, Jurong West)

• Durian Empire (168 Punggol Field)

• Durian Superman (Lorong 4 Toa Payoh)

• Durian Lab Cafe (Bukit Merah Lane 1)

• Durian Desserts by Tiong Bahru Durian (500 Clemenceau Ave North)

• Top Durian Station (Jurong, Bukit Batok, Yishun)

• 6 Lian Durian (Bedok North St 3)

• Ah Lian Durian (Yishun Ring Road)

• Kungfu Durian (Woodlands St 31)

• Ah Seng Durian (Bukit Merah, Ghim Moh Road)

• Coconut Queen (Lorong 6 Toa Payoh)

• My Little Coconut (Jurong, Hougang, Upper Thomson, Bedok, Bishan, Lakeside, Serangoon, Aljunied. Bukit Batok, Tampines, Yishun)

• Bubble Tea & Snacks (Tampines Central 1)

• Sky Bubble Tea (Bishan St 22)

• Bumble Tea (Tampines St 12)

• U Cool Bubble Tea (Bendemeer Road)

• Teavana Bubble Tea (Boon Lay, Hougang)

• Moo Moo Cha Bubble Tea (Hougang Ave 5)

• Cool Echo Bubble Tea (57 Marine Terrace)

• Aloha Bicycle Transport (Hougang St 22)

• JanjiRide.SG Bicycle Co (Clementi West St 72)

• Boon Lay Bicycle Shop (Boon Lay Place)

• Seng Bee Bicycle Shop (Upper Boon Keng Road)

• A.B.S All Bicycle Shop (Hougang Ave 8)

• Leong Kong Bicycle & Electrical Co (8 Eunos Crescent)

• Skate Shop (Bedok North Ave 2)

• Skaters Academy (252 Jurong East Street)

• Chiropractic Singapore (1 Tampines Walk)

• MindREST SINGA Chiropractor (Ang Mo Kio Ave 1)

• Nam Hua Acupuncture & Medical Hall (Tampines St 91)

• Xu Yang Acupuncture & TCM Clinic (120 Canberra Cres)

• Seng Hwa Acupuncture & Chinese Medical Centre (117 Bedok Reservoir Road)

• Shi Kang Acupuncture and Chinese Physician Clinic (55 Chai Chee Drive)

• Xin Quan Acupuncture Treatment Centre and Medical Hall (Bukit Batok St 52)

• Healthcare Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Centre (254 Serangoon Central Drive)

• Chiu Kah Fatt TCM & Acupuncture Clinic Pte Ltd (Crawford Lane)

💡 Pro-tip: Try searching for overlapping vendors approved by CDC and registered in the Fave app. If the merchant you’re looking for has both Fave promos and accepts CDC vouchers, it’ll be value discounts galore!

Again, if you've fully claimed your CDC Vouchers (so soon), remember to charge your transactions to a trusty cashback credit card to reap maximum rewards. 😉

Alternatively, unlimited cashback credit cards get the job done too. In fact, they're even more straightforward without any minimum spend or cashback cap. Best of all, they can earn cashback on (almost) all categories.

If you have more queries regarding CDC vouchers, head on over to the official FAQ page for clarification.