SINGAPORE – More than 10,500 beneficiaries of a Ramadan support programme have started receiving payouts under a $4.3 million package disbursed by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, or MUIS.
The payouts, which will support the daily needs of the beneficiaries during the fasting month of Ramadan, started on March 3, MUIS said in a statement on March 14. Eligible recipients were notified of the payouts by post.
The money is being given to beneficiaries of the monthly zakat support scheme, Muslim residents from selected welfare homes, ComCare Long-Term Assistance recipients, households referred by family service centres, and Muslim tertiary students from low-income families.
More than 5,000 families who are monthly zakat beneficiaries will receive support ranging from $150 to $2,100 based on household size.
About 1,400 students from the Institute of Technical Education, polytechnics and, for the first time, full-time pre-university madrasah students will receive $300 each. This is to help them with school-related expenses during the Islamic months of Ramadan and Syawal, which is set to begin on March 21 in 2026 with the celebration of Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
