Checklist before you hire a helper
A live-in helper is hired through an employment agency licensed by MOM. Homey Furnishing is not that agency and does not charge an agency fee. Use this list before you sign, and use the part-time maid page if you only need housework.
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The contract and the housework are different
Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 202018148K) carries permit-exempt housekeeping, proofing and handyman work. V On Construction Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 201611708H) carries any scope that needs an HDB renovation permit. Homey Furnishing is not a MOM-licensed employment agency and does not publish an agency fee. Ask the agency for its licence number, what the fee covers, and what you still pay MOM yourself: levy, security bond, insurance and the Settling-In Programme. Those duties sit with the employer. They are not a line we add.
Write down whether you have a room, whether a qualifying person lives with you if you hope for the concessionary levy, and who covers the weekly rest day. The part-time page prices rest-day housework. It does not lend you someone else’s helper.
Read the cost guide and run the calculator for levy and salary bands already in that tool. Do not treat a forum screenshot as Homey’s fee. We do not have one.
Checklist
- Confirm the agency is MOM-licensed. Ask for the licence number.
- List levy, bond, insurance and rest day separately from the agency’s fee.
- Decide if a room and daily care are real. If not, use part-time cleaning.
- Keep the cleaning invoice and the employment contract as two documents.
Use these published bands
Homey’s published prices are housework: S$66 to S$78 for 3 hours and S$88 to S$104 for 4 hours on the part-time page. The agency fee is whatever that licensed agency puts in its own contract. We do not reprint it as ours.
Checklist before you hire a helper: access and preparation
Checklist before you hire a helper is a permit-exempt visit unless the photos show hacking, a new layout, a window replacement, or the household shelter. The hourly and call-out figures, if this page publishes them, are the ones to use. There is no separate fuel surcharge in the handyman rates this site states.
The number of tasks, whether parts are on site, and access decide the time. An HDB service yard, a condo loading bay and a landed roof are not the same approach. Sunday noisy work is refused when the Town Council or MCST forbids it.
- One photo per task
- Say which task is urgent
- Have parts on site if you bought them
- Clear a path
- Say HDB, condo or landed
What Checklist before you hire a helper includes
Checklist before you hire a helper is a permit-exempt visit unless the photos show hacking, a new layout, a window replacement, or the household shelter. The hourly and call-out figures, if this page publishes them, are the ones to use. There is no separate fuel surcharge in the handyman rates this site states.
One task on one visit is a different booking from a list of five rooms. Send one photo per task and say which must be done first. A plumber, an electrician or a renovation permit is named when the task leaves handyman scope, rather than being folded into the hour.
Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 202018148K), 27 Mandai Estate, #06-10 Innovation Place, Singapore 729931, carries permit-exempt work. V On Construction Pte. Ltd. (ACRA UEN 201611708H), listed on the HDB Directory of Renovation Contractors, carries any scope that needs an HDB renovation permit.
Plan Checklist before you hire a helper
List the tasks and put the one that blocks the home first.
Protect the floor and confirm the part, if you bought it, actually fits.
Do that task. Do not start a second trade that needs another licence.
Test it. A hinge that still sags is not finished.
| Access | HDB | Condo | Landed |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDB | Exempt repairs do not need a permit. Hacking does. | Use the condo column if it is not HDB. | Use the landed column if it is not HDB. |
| Condo | Book the lift and the hours before the van arrives. | MCST by-laws sit on top of the task list. | A landed house has no MCST lift. |
| Landed | Name the storey. A roof or a gate is not a flat task. | A condo is not landed. | External work waits for safe weather and a safe ladder. |
- One photo per task
- Say which task is urgent
- Have parts on site if you bought them
- Clear a path
- Say HDB, condo or landed
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Homey charge an agency fee?
No. Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. UEN 202018148K is not a MOM-licensed employment agency and does not publish an agency fee.
What should I ask the agency?
Their MOM licence number, what the fee includes, and a written split between their fee and your MOM costs: levy, bond and insurance.
What if I only need a weekly clean?
Use the part-time maid page. A 3-hour visit is S$66 to S$78. A 4-hour visit is S$88 to S$104.
What is included in checklist before you hire a helper?
The tasks you list that are permit-exempt: hardware, small patches, adjustments, and the cleaning lines this site already prices. Hacking and new layouts are not included.
Is there a fuel surcharge?
No. Handyman rates published on the handyman page do not add a fuel surcharge.
Who do I message?
WhatsApp +65 8561 0630 or hello@homeysg.com. Homey Furnishing Pte. Ltd. UEN 202018148K.