New $30 million Government grant to support firms creating jobs for persons with disabilities
The government is introducing a $30 million program to incentivize employers to create jobs for people with disabilities. This new initiative is named the Stronger Support Enabling Employment Grant. It targets companies that employ a significant number of individuals who require moderate support. These firms will receive higher funding levels than those provided by the existing Enabling Employment Grant. By 2027, existing grants for hiring and supporting people with disabilities will be merged into one single grant. Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung announced these changes at the Enabling Mark Awards 2026.
The Government will launch a new $30 million scheme to encourage more employers to create further jobs for persons with disabilities.Called the Stronger Support Enabling Employment Grant (S-EEG), the new scheme caters to firms that employ a meaningful number of persons with moderate support needs, and provides them with a higher level of funding beyond the Enabling Employment Grant (EEG).Existing grants for firms which hire and support persons with disabilities will also be consolidated into a single EEG in 2027.These were announced by Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung at the Enabling Mark Awards 2026, which was held at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre on Tuesday (Nov 10).Ong, who is also Minister for Health, acknowledged that employers face practical challenges such as rising business costs and government rules."Hiring and supporting persons with disabilities involves additional costs — to redesign roles, provide training, modify the workplace, or put in place additional supervision and professional support.