Grants to hire & wages
Salary support and wage co-funding when you hire, convert, or raise pay.
CCP · Workforce Singapore
Career Conversion Programme
Salary support of up to 90% during the training period when you hire and reskill mid-career workers into new roles, across 100+ programmes by sector and role.
EEC · IRAS / MOM / SG Enable
Enabling Employment Credit
A wage offset of up to 20% for every local employee with disabilities you hire, paid automatically. Hire someone with a disability who has been out of work six months or more and the offset roughly doubles for their first nine months.
MCPP · WSG / SWDA
Mid-Career Pathways Programme (Host Organisations)
Trial an experienced 40+ hire for four to six months while the government pays 70% of their attachment allowance. If they work out, you convert them to a permanent role; if not, you part ways with no severance baggage.
PWCS · IRAS
Progressive Wage Credit Scheme
The government co-funds a share of wage increases you give to lower-wage local employees, automatically via IRAS, no application needed.
SEC · IRAS / MOM
Senior Employment Credit
The government pays you back a slice of the wages of every older Singaporean on your payroll, automatically. If you employ Singapore Citizens aged 60 and above earning up to S$4,000 a month, you receive a wage offset without lifting a finger.
UEC · IRAS / MOM
Uplifting Employment Credit
A wage offset for giving ex-offenders a second chance: the government covers up to 20% of their wages for the first nine months of employment. It was extended at Budget 2025 and now runs until end-2028.
Compare hire & wages grants side by side
| Grant | Agency | Support | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Career Conversion Programme | Workforce Singapore | Up to 90% salary support during training | Capped per-month per programme; enhanced for mature and long-term unemployed hires |
| Enabling Employment Credit | IRAS / MOM / SG Enable | Up to 20% of monthly wages, capped at S$400/month per employee; plus an additional 20% (another S$400/month cap) for the first 9 months if the person has not worked for at least 6 months | Up to S$800/month per employee during the first 9 months, then S$400/month ongoing; scheme extended at Budget 2025 to 31 December 2028 |
| Mid-Career Pathways Programme (Host Organisations) | WSG / SWDA | Government funds 70% of the monthly training allowance; you co-fund 30% | Allowance range S$1,800-S$3,800/month (government share up to ~S$2,660/month), for 4-6 months per trainee |
| Progressive Wage Credit Scheme | IRAS | Co-funding share of qualifying wage increases (rates set per year at Budget) | Applies to wage increases within the qualifying gross wage ceiling |
| Senior Employment Credit | IRAS / MOM | Up to 2% of wages (age 60-64), up to 4% (age 65-68), up to 7% (age 69 and above) in 2026; extended at Budget 2026 to cover wages paid up to 31 Dec 2027 | 7% of monthly wages per eligible senior worker (wages up to S$4,000/month qualify) |
| Uplifting Employment Credit | IRAS / MOM | Up to 20% of monthly wages for the first 9 months of employment | Capped at S$600/month per employee (max ~S$5,400 per hire over 9 months); scheme runs until 31 December 2028 |
Common questions
Which Singapore grants help businesses hire & wages?
6 schemes are listed here, including CCP, EEC, MCPP, PWCS, SEC, UEC. Each entry shows the support rate, the cap, who qualifies and the official source.
Can I combine more than one grant?
Sometimes, but never for the same cost. Most application forms ask whether you are claiming any other government support for the same expenses, and double funding is a common reason for rejection or clawback.
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