SINGAPORE — Singaporean households may donate their unspent Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers from Dec 1 this year until Jan 31 next year.

The donated vouchers will go towards the household's charity of choice, Mr Edwin Tong said on Monday (Nov 27).

The Minister for Culture, Community and Youth added that about S$1.19 million worth of CDC vouchers from 2021 and 2022 were donated to 245 charities during a similar exercise last year.

About 9,880 households donated their unused vouchers during the drive, which ran from Dec 20, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023.

Mr Tong announced this year's donation drive during a CDC networking luncheon at the People's Association, where about 300 guests from various charity organisations were present at the headquarters.

Similar to last year, Singaporean households may donate the vouchers online at vouchers.cdc.gov.sg, the CDC said in a press release on Monday.

Households will be able to select their preferred charity, and will need to log in via Singpass, the national authentication system for e-services, to make the donation. 

Mr Tong said that as of early this month, about 99 per cent of Singaporean households have claimed their CDC Vouchers this year. Of these, 88 per cent have spent the vouchers at participating hawkers, heartland merchants and supermarkets.

This year, each Singaporean household received S$300 in CDC vouchers — S$150 for use at supermarkets, while the other S$150 for use at participating hawkers and heartland merchants.

Households will be receiving S$500 in CDC vouchers next year.

Half of the vouchers can be spent at supermarkets and the other S$250 can be spent at participating hawkers and heartland merchants.

CDC said in its press release that more details on the voucher scheme for 2024 will be announced in due course.