More places in Day Activity Centres (DACs)
In March 2024, the Ministry of Family Development announced plans to add 500 places in DACs by 2030, up from the current 1,800.
Overview
DAC is a community-based facility that provides care and skills training to persons with disabilities aged 18 and above.
The DAC programme is designed to equip persons with disabilities with daily living skills and community living skills to maximise their independence. The activities also aim to meaningfully occupy them with social and recreational
activities. Therapeutic and behavioural intervention services may be provided at some centres. DAC also provide a form of respite for caregivers during the day.
Who Can Apply
Applicants should:
- Be 18 years old and above [1] [2] [3]
- Be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident [4]
- Have a permanent disability based on any one of the following:
- Physical
Disability – Requires assistance with at least one of the six
Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) due to physical impairment
- Moderate visual impairment or worse in the better eye
- Moderate hearing loss or worse in the better ear
- Intellectual Disability
- Autism
Proof of disability must be provided using the Disability Verification Form [5] completed by a relevant registered Healthcare Professional.
- Applicants should not be suffering from any untreated infectious disease.
How To Apply
Please
approach a social service professional from a Touchpoint (e.g. Social
Service Agency (SSA), hospitals etc.) for assistance in submitting a
Sheltered Workshop application. If you are currently not receiving
support from any social service or medical touchpoints, you may approach SG Enable for assistance.
Before
meeting your Touchpoints, all applicants are encouraged to check if
your disability status has already been verified by logging into SupportGoWhere
with your Singpass. If you do not have a verified disability status,
the Touchpoint will guide you to the relevant registered healthcare
professionals to assist with DVF.
Submissions of applications to SG Enable by Social Service Professional (Online or Hardcopy)
All applicants should check if they have a verified disability status by logging into SupportGoWhere with their Singpass. If the applicant already has a verified disability status, a DVF is not required.
If
the applicant does not have a verified disability status or has a new
disability condition which has not been verified previously, registered
Touchpoint Assessor/Admin must submit a copy of the DVF completed by a
relevant registered Healthcare Professional together with the application for Adult Disability (AD) support.
Registered
touchpoints’ Assessor/Admin may submit clients’ AD application and
completed DVF online via CorpPass (recommended) or via hardcopy.
Online submission (recommended)
Log into e-Services using your CorpPass
Hardcopy submission
Download the AD application form, print and send together with the required documents
If required, download sections of the AD application form and DVF below:
By Post
SG Enable - Adult Disability Services
20 Lengkok Bahru
#01-01
Singapore 159053
By Email
ad.services@sgenable.sg
Upon receiving the referral, SG Enable will contact the applicant to provide information to help them make an informed decision on their choice of service.
Acceptance into the programme at the preferred centre is subject to the availability of vacancies and approval of the centre management.
Application Processing
SG Enable will contact the applicant within 10 working days upon receiving the completed application together with the required supporting documents from the touchpoint. SG Enable will also update the social worker who assisted in the application on the status
of the application.
More Information
For more information about DACs, please visit our frequently asked questions page.
To learn more about the organisations that participate in the DAC programme, please download the following:
Have additional enquiries? Contact SG Enable at contactus@sgenable.sg or call 1800-8585-885.