INSURANCE, COMPENSATION AND SERVICE INJURY

Insurance, compensation and service injury

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) provides a comprehensive range of schemes for servicemen in the unfortunate event of service injuries or accidents.

MHA Group Insurance

Benefits

As a full-time National Serviceman, you will receive $300,000 Group Term Life and $300,000 Group Personal Injury insurance coverage, with the insurance premiums paid for by MHA.

Read on to find out more.

Service injury

What is a service injury

Service injury is defined as injury which is received in and is attributable to National Service (NS) duties, training or activities, including injury under the following circumstances:

  1. Whilst on a journey necessary to enable a PNSF to report for NS duties, training or activities or return home after the performance or participation of such duties, training or activities;
  2. In consequence of some act lawfully performed in the discharge of NS duties.

Ward eligibility

If you should sustain an injury while carrying out your duties, the SPF will bear the full cost of medical treatment at any restructured hospital up to your eligible ward. The ward eligibility will be dependent on the time of admission as follows:

RankWard eligibility for service injury
All other restructured hospitalsNational University Hospital

Trainee Special Constabulary Constable to Special Constabulary Constable 2

Class B2

Class B2

Trainee Vigilante Corps to Vigilante Corps 2

Special Constabulary Corporal to Special Constabulary Sergeant 2

Class B2

Class B2

Vigilante Corps Corporal

Officer Cadet to National Service Inspector

Class B1

Class B1

We will continue to cover the medical costs incurred for the treatment of your service injury even after your Operationally Ready Date.