- The permanent GST Voucher scheme was introduced by the Government in Budget 2012 to help lower-income Singaporeans. It is a form of household support from the government. The GST Voucher is given in three components – Cash, MediSave and U-Save. Citizens are notified through SMS when their mobile numbers are registered with SingPass. 

- Cash provides lower-income Singaporeans with some cash for immediate needs (eg. Rice, household expenses; immediate cash outlays). It is paid in August each year. 

- MediSave provides elderly Singaporeans aged 65 and above with a top-up to their CPF MediSave account, to support their medical needs. It is credited to their CPF MediSave account in August each year. 

- Utility Save (U-Save) provides lower- and middle-income HDB households with quarterly rebates to offset their utilities bills. It is paid in January, April, July and October each year, every three months. 

- Under the Household Support Package, the Assurance Package for GST to cushion impact of planned GST increase and enhancements to permanent GST Voucher scheme to provide continuing help to defray GST expenses of lower- to middle-income Singaporean households have been imposed 

How has this helped to reduce income inequality?
- Helps Singaporean families manage cost of living pressures by providing support for daily essentials through GST Vouchers
- Provide continuing help to defray GST expenses of lower- to middle-income Singaporean households
- Ease the strain on income inequality

B) It allows the needy lower class to get the same help as the other classes at an affordable price, for example through Medisave, it helps foot the medical bills of the patient. Hence, no matter how poor, everyone is able to afford medical bills. 

First-time HDB buyers benefit from a Family Grant when they buy an EC, although it’s less than what you would get for a resale flat. 

B .  First-time housing applicants applying for an executive condo as a couple or family unit, with a household income ceiling of $12,000. If one of you is a first-timer and the other is a second-timer applicant, you can also qualify for the “Half Housing Grant”, which is basically half of the Family Grant.

Students from lower-income families can receive monthly subsidies for student care fees and a one-off grant to offset enrolment costs under the ComCare Student Care Fee Assistance scheme. 

For Singaporean students from low to middle-income households, additional financial support is available in the form of government bursaries. 

For those at the polytechnics and Autonomous Universities who need more help with their education expenses, they can apply for bursaries offered by the institutions and government loans.  

Part-time undergraduates from low-income households will receive a $2,500 bursary annually instead of $1,350, while part-time diploma students from low income households will receive a $800 bursary annually instead of $600. 

The enhancements to bursaries for tertiary students will provide greater support for Singaporeans in accessing a range of pathways to progress and pursue their aspirations, regardless of their financial background. 

With these schemes and grants in place at every stage, students can get the most out of the opportunities available to them at every level of education.

families can apply for the FAS financial assistance the,e if they require financial help, furthermore school fees for singaporeans  are way cheaper and affordable than foreign students hence it is more feasible for singaporean citizens . this helps singaporean students to get the education that all other peopel who can afford sch can get. everyone is given the opportunity to learn and are provided with the same resources in school, from there each student can work hard to reach where they want ot . hence the government gives singaporeans the opportunity rto have access to education and resource however it is up to the person to make good use of it and work hard .

Government also give awards to students based on their character, leadership, conduct, learning dispositions and academic performance to encourage students : 

~Edusave academic awards (including of the Edusave scholarship, Merit Bursary and Good Progress Award)

~EAGLES Award

~Edusave Character Award

~Edusave Skills Award

`Government loan schemes, such as Tuition Fee Loan and Study Loan, are available to help students finance their diploma, undergraduate or postgraduate programmes

`The Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) is part of the Post-Secondary Education Scheme to help pay for the students’ post-secondary education