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The Government, the
National Council of Social Service and the voluntary welfare organisations
administer various transport schemes to help improve the mobility of people with disabilities.
People with disabilities who have acquired a driving licence and
who are unable to travel by public transport but need to commute
regularly to work can apply to the Government for a waiver of Additional
Registration Fee (ARF) and Certificate of Entitlement (COE) for
the purchase of cars. (The ARF is the registration fee imposed by
the Government for the registration of a vehicle for use on public
roads while the COE is the charge on the privilege to own and use
a vehicle in Singapore. The instrument of the COE has been implemented
to control the car population in Singapore). Applications must be
made through the
Land Transport Authority.
A Transport Subsidy Scheme, administered by the National Council of Social Service, provides the following assistance:
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Transport Subsidies
- which are given to people with disabilities who are of low
income and are serviced by the various voluntary welfare organisations.
These transport subsidies enable the clients to travel in contracted
buses and other modes of public transport to work, school or
attend training.
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Taxi Subsidy -
which is provided for people with disabilities who have to use
taxis as the only mode of travel to and from work or school.
The subsidy is give as a percentage of the cost of transport.
This percentage is computed based on the monthly net income
of working disabled adults, or in the case of students with
disabilities, the monthly net household income.
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An additional transport scheme
to help improve the mobility of people with disabilities is the
issuance of car park labels by the National Council of Social Service and a voluntary welfare organisation
to cars owned by people with disabilities or owners who need to
use their motor vehicle to transport their disabled family members.
The parking labels allows them to park in designated lots nearest
to an accessible entrance to buildings reserved for disabled drivers.
For applications, please contact
Handicaps Welfare Association (for members) at Tel: 6254 3006 or the
National Council of Social Service at Tel: 62102542 / 2102543.
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