Timeline of Culture Pass Platform Onboarding Process and Price Review Mechanism for Events

29 Ms Valerie Lee asked the Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what is the average time taken to onboard new programmes and providers onto the Culture Pass platform since December 2025; and (b) whether there is a price review mechanism for events prior to onboarding onto the Culture Pass platform to ensure that prices remain fair and reflective of market norms and are not inflated as a result of the scheme.

Mr David Neo: The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) ensures that most applications with complete and accurate information that meet eligibility criteria are processed and listed on the Culture Pass website within one month of submission. For incomplete applications, MCCY will engage the applicants and assist them accordingly.

MCCY has established safeguards to ensure fair pricing, which includes ensuring pricing consistency with similar non-Culture Pass offerings.

As of January 2026, the average ticket price of programmes offered under Culture Pass is around $50. Overall, these prices have remained largely unchanged compared to pre-introduction of Culture Pass. In other words, Singaporeans could use their credits for at least two programmes and discover the varied offerings by our local arts community.