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Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore

SME Cash Grant 2026

Provides eligible Singapore businesses a one-off cash grant to help manage higher energy prices and cost increases.

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Recorded status: Publicly announced but not yet open — IRAS says eligible businesses will receive the grant in Nov 2026 and no application is required.

Who qualifies

  • Organisation types: Private limited company (Pte Ltd); Public company; Limited liability partnership; General partnership; Sole proprietorship.
  • Must be registered in Singapore.
  • SME test is either/or: the revenue/turnover cap OR the headcount cap suffices (official wording).
  • All ACRA-registered companies, sole proprietorships, and partnerships in Singapore are automatically assessed.
  • The business must be active and registered in Singapore at the point of disbursement in Nov 2026.
  • Eligible businesses with local employees receive $500 per local qualifying employee, capped at $2,500 per business.
  • Local qualifying employees are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents; company shareholder-directors count, but sole proprietors and partners do not.
  • Sole proprietorships and partnerships with no local qualifying employees may receive a flat $500 grant when the local business owner has net trade income of no more than $100,000 for YA 2025.
  • For a partnership's flat grant, eligibility uses the partner with the lowest net trade income declared and assessed by IRAS as at 31 Aug 2026.
  • Individuals who employ workers in their personal capacity under their NRIC are not eligible.
  • CPF contributions for local qualifying employees must be made by the prescribed CPF contribution deadline; late contributions, including those due to administrative oversight, are excluded.
  • Ceased or inactive businesses are not eligible even if they employed local employees during Apr to Jun 2026.
  • Maximum headcount: 200.
  • Maximum annual revenue (S$): 100,000,000.

What it funds

  • Working capital, trade or project financing schemes

Recorded cap: S$2,500.

Eligible businesses receive up to $2,500, based on the highest local qualifying employee headcount between Apr and Jun 2026.

Payment: Direct one-off cash payout (e.g. IRAS-administered payouts).

How to apply

No application is required. IRAS automatically assesses all ACRA-registered companies, sole proprietorships, and partnerships that meet the eligibility criteria and disburses the grant via PayNow Corporate or GIRO.

The official page explicitly says no application is required and names no upload documents.

  1. Review the eligibility criteria and ensure the business remains active and registered at disbursement.
  2. Ensure the business has an Income Tax/GST GIRO arrangement with IRAS or PayNow Corporate linked to its UEN.
  3. Check the SME Cash Grant 2026 Eligibility Checker, which IRAS says will be available on its website from mid-Oct 2026, and await automatic disbursement in Nov 2026.

Before applying

  • The business must be active and registered in Singapore at the point of disbursement.

Processing time: IRAS says eligible businesses will receive the grant in November 2026.

Claiming support

No post-award claim is required; IRAS automatically disburses the grant via PayNow Corporate or an existing IRAS GIRO arrangement. A business that meets the criteria but does not receive the grant may submit an appeal; IRAS says the appeal process and submission period will be published on the page nearer to the disbursement period.

Contact: IRAS online enquiry form or myTax Mail under the Government Payout category and appropriate subject.

Application window: IRAS states automatic assessment and payment in Nov 2026; no application is required and the page states no application window.

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