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Media Division, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts,

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PRESS RELEASE ON REVISED NATIONAL SERVICE ALLOWANCE

 

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be increasing the monthly National Service (NS) allowance for Full-time National Servicemen (NSFs) in SPF and SCDF with effect from 1 July 2002. The tables with the current and revised NS allowances for SPF and SCDF are shown in Annexes A1 and A2.

The revised NS allowance in both SPF and SCDF would comprise rank allowance and operational allowance. NSFs in the Home Team who perform operational duties, such as Neighbourhood Police Centre officers, Dog Handlers, Fire Fighters, Medical Orderlies attached to ambulances, Rescue and HazMat Specialists will receive the operational allowance.

SPF and SCDF will also increase the current allowance given to Operationally-ready National Servicemen (NSmen) holding key and command appointments with effect from 1 July 2002. The revised Key Appointment Holders and Responsibility allowances are shown in Annexes BI and B2 respectively.

The revisions are similar to those of the Singapore Armed Forces.

 

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

16 MAY 2002

ANNEX A1

CURRENT AND REVISED NS ALLOWANCE (Police)

 

Revised NS Allowance (per month)

Rank

Rank Allowance

Total NS Allowance

(for Typical Ops Vocationalist)1

Trainee

$350

$350

Special Constable (SC) / Vigilante Corp Constable (VC)

$350

$450

Corporal (CPL)

$420

$520

Sergeant (SGT)

$700

$800

Officer Cadet (OCT)

$630

$730

Probationary Inspector

$870

$970

Inspector

$1050

$1150

1 This example shows "rank allowance + $100 operational allowance".

Details of the operational allowance, which ranges from $100 to $300, are

as follows:

Operational Vocation

(Police)

Operational Allowance

Neighbourhood Police Centre officers, Airport Patrol Officers, Station Security/Sentry, Provost, Strategic Reserve Troops, Crime Control Unit officers, Dog Handlers

$100

Police Task Force, Light Strike Force, Key Installation Unit, Police Coast Guard Patrol officers.

$150

Special Tactic & Rescue Unit (STAR)

$300

Recruits will not receive the operational allowance.

 

 

 

 

 

Current NS Allowance (per month)

Rank

Rank Allowance

Total NS Allowance

(for Typical Ops Vocationalist)2

Trainee

$240

$240

Special Constable (SC) / Vigilante Corp Constable (VC)

$240

$265

Corporal (CPL)

$270

$355

Sergeant (SGT)

$340

$425

Officer Cadet (OCT)

$525

$525

Probationary Inspector

$650

$650

Inspector

$780

$780

2 This example shows "rank allowance + typical vocation allowance".

Trainees and officers do not receive the vocation allowance.

ANNEX A2

CURRENT AND REVISED NS ALLOWANCE (SCDF)

 

Revised NS Allowance (per month)

Rank

Rank Allowance

Total NS Allowance

(for Typical Ops Vocationalist)1

Recruit (REC)

$350

$350

Private (PTE)

$350

$450

Lance-corporal (LCP)

$370

$470

Corporal (CPL)

$420

$520

Sergeant (SGT)

$560

$660

Officer Cadet (OCT)

$630

$730

2nd Lieutenant (2LT)

$870

$970

Lieutenant (LTA)

$1050

$1150

1 This example shows "rank allowance + $100 operational allowance".

Details of the operational allowance, which ranges from $100 to $300, are

as follows:

Operational Vocation

(SCDF)

Operational Allowance

Medical Orderly (Ambulance), Provost, Dog Handlers.

$100

Fire Fighters.

$150

Disaster Assistance & Rescue Team (DART) Specialist, Hazardous Material (HazMat) Specialist

$300

Recruits will not receive the operational allowance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current NS Allowance (per month)

Rank

Rank Allowance

Total NS Allowance

(for Typical Ops Vocationalist)2

Recruit (REC)

$240

$240

Private (PTE)

$240

$280

Lance-corporal (LCP)

$250

$290

Corporal (CPL)

$270

$330

3rd Sergeant (3SG)

$280

$340

Officer Cadet (OCT)

$525

$525

2nd Lieutenant (2LT)

$650

$650

Lieutenant (LTA)

$780

$780

2 This example shows "rank allowance + typical vocation allowance". (Average of $40/- for Other Ranks and $60/- for NCOs)

 

Recruits and officers do not receive the vocation allowance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX B1

KEY APPOINTMENT HOLDER ALLOWANCE

AND RESPONSIBILITY ALLOWANCE (Police)

Key Appointment Holder Allowance (per year)

Eligible: Commander, Head Operations & Training, Head Manpower, Admin & Logistics, OC KINS Group, and equivalent.

Rank

Current Allowance

Revised Allowance

Sergeant (SGT)

$830

$1260

Staff Sergeant (SS)

$1065

$1570

Senior Staff Sergeant (SSS)

$1465

$1700

Station Inspector (SI)

$1560

$1890

Senior Station Inspector (SSI)

$1980

$2200

Senior Station Inspector (2) (SSI(2))

$2600

$3150

Inspector (INSP)

$1350

$1890

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)

$1760

$3150

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)

$3500

$4410

Superintendent (SUPT)

$4500

$5670

Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC)

NIL

$7560

 

Responsibility Allowance (per year)

Eligible: Commanding Officer of Neighbourhood Police Centre, OC KINS Unit, OC Strategic Reserve Unit, and equivalent.

Rank

Current Allowance

Revised Allowance

Sergeant (SGT)

$415

$630

Staff Sergeant (SS)

$532.50

$790

Senior Staff Sergeant (SSS)

$732.50

$850

Station Inspector (SI)

$780

$950

Senior Station Inspector (SSI)

$990

$1100

Senior Station Inspector (2) (SSI(2))

$1300

$1580

Inspector (INSP)

$675

$950

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)

$880

$1580

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)

$1750

$2210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX B2

KEY APPOINTMENT HOLDER ALLOWANCE

AND RESPONSIBILITY ALLOWANCE (SCDF)

Key Appointment Holder Allowance (per year)

Eligible: Battalion Commander, Regimental Sergeant Major.

Rank

Current Allowance

Revised Allowance

2nd Sergeant (2SG)

$705

$1260

1st Sergeant (1SG)

$795

$1440

Staff Sergeant (SSG)

$920

$1570

Master Sergeant (MSG)

$1140

$1700

2nd Warrant Officer (2WO)

$1150

$1890

1st Warrant Officer (1WO)

$1350

$2200

Master Warrant Officer (MWO)

$1430

$2520

Senior Warrant Officer (SWO)

$1520

$3150

Lieutenant (LTA)

$1290

$1890

Captain (CPT)

$2220

$3150

Major (MAJ)

$3500

$4410

Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC)

$4975

$5670

Colonel (COL)

$5350

$7560

 

Responsibility Allowance (per year)

Eligible: Deputy Battalion Commander, Company Commander, Company Sergeant Major, Battalion Principal Staff Officer, Deputy Area Commander (IRU).

Rank

Current Allowance

Revised Allowance

3rd Sergeant (3SG)

$290

$510

2nd Sergeant (2SG)

$355

$630

1st Sergeant (1SG)

$400

$720

Staff Sergeant (SSG)

$460

$790

Master Sergeant (MSG)

$570

$850

2nd Warrant Officer (2WO)

$575

$950

1st Warrant Officer (1WO)

$675

$1100

Master Warrant Officer (MWO)

$715

$1260

Senior Warrant Officer (SWO)

$760

$1580

Lieutenant (LTA)

$645

$950

Captain (CPT)

$1110

$1580

Major (MAJ)

$1750

$2210