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MAKING SINGAPORE A GREAT PLACE FOR FAMILIES
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SUPPORT FOR YOUR MARRIAGE
AND PARENTHOOD JOURNEY
Encouraging and supporting Singaporeans
to achieve their aspirations to marry and raise
families is a key national priority.
The Marriage & Parenthood Package
provides comprehensive support for
Singaporeans at every stage of their marriage
and parenthood journey, and has been
enhanced over the years to address the
evolving needs of Singaporeans.
Together with community partners, we can
make Singapore a great place to start and
raise families.
4OUSING
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FASTER ACCESS TO HOUSING
► Shorter waiting time of about 2 to 3 years for some BTO flats
○ 2,000 flats with shorter waiting times to be launched in 2019
► Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) and Re-Offer of Balance Flats (ROF)
exercises, open booking of remaining ROF flats throughout the
year, as well as more assistance for purchase of resale flats
► First-timer married couples with or expecting a child enjoy
priority under the Parenthood Priority Scheme (PPS)
► Families awaiting the completion of their new flats can rent a
flat from HDB at around half or less than half the market rate,
under the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS)
► Student/NSF couples can defer assessment for grant and loan
eligibility until just before key collection, instead of at the
application stage
5HELPING FAMILIES LIVE CLOSER TOGETHER
► Proximity Housing Grant (PHG) of up to $30,000 for families buying a
resale flat to live with or near their parents/children (within 4km)
► 3Gen flats, Married Child Priority (MCPS) and Multi-Generation Priority
Schemes (MGPS) for those who are buying new flats and wish to live close
to family
MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES
First-timer families can receive up to $80,000 in grants when
buying a new flat and up to $120,000 when buying a resale flat:
► New Flats:
4-room & smaller
flats in non-mature All other
HDB estates flats
Additional CPF
Housing Grant
(AHG)
Up to $40,000
Special CPF
Housing Grant N.A
(SHG)
Up to $40,000
► Resale Flats:
4-room or 5-room or
smaller larger
CPF
Housing Grant
$50,000 $40,000
Additional CPF
Housing Grant
(AHG)
Up to $40,000
Proximity
Housing Grant
(PHG) Up to $30,000
For more information on the housing schemes, visit HDB InfoWeb at www.hdb.gov.sg 6PARENTAL LEAVE
► 16 weeks of paid Maternity Leave
○ Working mothers who are not eligible due to their work
arrangements may apply for Government-Paid Maternity Benefit
► 2 weeks of paid Paternity Leave
► Paid Shared Parental Leave: Working fathers can share up to 4 weeks of
their spouse’s Maternity Leave
► 12 weeks of paid Adoption Leave for working adoptive mothers
of infants below 1 year old
► Paid Childcare Leave:
○ 6 days per year per working parent whose youngest child is under 7 years
○ 2 days per year per working parent whose youngest child is aged 7-12 years
► 6 days of unpaid Infant Care Leave per year per working parent
with children under 2 years
► Additional 4 weeks of unpaid Infant Care Leave for public servants to be
taken in their child’s first year (3-year pilot from 2017)
PLAC
RKORT E
PP
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7GREATER SUPPORT FOR
FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACES
The Government has introduced the following initiatives to foster
family-friendly workplaces that benefit both employers and employees:
► Tripartite Standard on Flexible Work Arrangements (FWAs)
○ Encourages employers to offer FWAs and helps employees or job seekers
to recognise companies with progressive FWA practices. When adopting
FWAs, employers and employees agree to a variation of the usual work
arrangement, such as:
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► Tripartite Standard on Unpaid Leave for Unexpected Care Needs
Encourages employers to provide the following leave measures:
○ Up to 4 weeks of unpaid leave per year for employees if their child is
below age of 2 years old and is born (a) pre-term, (b) as part of multiple
births, (c) with congenital or any other medical conditions
○ Up to 2 weeks of unpaid leave per year for employees caring for
immediate family members during or after hospitalisation
*The Tripartite Standards are an initiative to increase the adoption of fair and
progressive workplace practices in Singapore
► Enhanced Work-Life Grant
○ Incentive of up to $70,000 per company (over 2 years) to encourage
companies to adopt and sustain FWAs
○ Job Sharing Incentive of up to $35,000 per company (over 2 years)
to incentivise employers to implement job sharing for employees at
PMET-level
► BCA’s Accessibility Fund covers up to 60% of construction costs for
family-friendly features including nursing rooms, when private buildings
— built before 1990 — undergo basic barrier-free accessibility upgrading
For more information, visit www.heybaby.sg 8MAKING CHILDCARE/INFANT CARE
MORE AFFORDABLE
► Basic Subsidy of up to $600 for infant care and up
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to $300 for childcare for working mothers
E-S ○ Families with non-working mothers are eligible
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for a Basic Subsidy of up to $150 per month
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► Families with working mothers, and with gross
monthly household incomes of $7,500 and below,
are eligible for an Additional Subsidy of up to
$540 for infant care and $440 for childcare (lower-
income families receive more)
► Lower- and middle-income families could receive
support from the Kindergarten Fee Assistance
Scheme. With this, they may pay as little as $1
a month for their child’s kindergarten fees at
Anchor Operators or MOE Kindergartens
MONTHLY SUBSIDY
MONTHLY SUBSIDY FOR FULL-DAY
CHILDCARE PROGRAMMES CHILDCARE PRO
(for 18
(for Singapore Citizen children aged above Singapore Citizen
months to belowchildren
7 years aged
old) ab
Max. Max Total
Max. Basic
Monthly Household OR Per Capita Income Additional Subsidy
Subsidy
Income (PCI) Subsidy
(a) (a+b)
(b)
$2,500 and below $625 and below $300 $440 $740
$2,501 - $3,000 $626 - $750 $400 $700
$3,001 - $3,500 $751 - $875 $370 $670
$3,501 - $4,000 $876 - $1,000 $310 $610
$4,001 - $4,500 $1,001 - $1,125 $220 $520
$4,501 - $7,500 $1,126 - $1,875 $100 $400
Above $7,500 Above $1,875 $0 $300
9MONTHLY SUBSIDY FOR FULL-DAY
INFANT CARE PROGRAMMES
(for Singapore Citizen infants aged 2 to 18 months)
Max.
Per Capita Income Max. Basic Max. Total
Monthly Household Additional
OR (PCI) Subsidy Subsidy Subsidy
Income
(a) (b) (a+b)
$2,500 and below $625 and below $600 $540 $1,140
$2,501 - $3,000 $626 - $750 $500 $1,100
$3,001 - $3,500 $751 - $875 $470 $1,070
$3,501 - $4,000 $876 - $1,000 $410 $1,010
$4,001 - $4,500 $1,001 - $1,125 $320 $920
$4,501 - $7,500 $1,126 - $1,875 $200 $800
Above $7,500 Above $1,875 $0 $600
Parents can access the Early Childhood Development
Agency’s Registration Management System via
www.ecda.gov.sg/Parents to
(i) search for centres,
(ii) register interest with a centre, and
(iii) find out if a particular centre has vacancies
10ERHEAL
T FOR PARENTS/NEWBORNS
TH
BET
► $4,000 MediSave Grant for newborns
deposited into the child's MediSave account
○ This grant helps to defray the child’s
healthcare expenses, such as MediShield
Life premiums, recommended childhood
vaccinations, hospitalisations and
selected outpatient treatments
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Couples can use MediSave to help pay for
delivery and pre-delivery care:
○ Up to $900 for pre-delivery care
○ Between $750 and $2,150 for delivery
expenses depending on type of procedure
○ Up to $450 for each day’s stay in hospital
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○ Coverage from birth
○ Extended to cover inpatient treatments
for serious pregnancy and delivery-related
complications from 1 April 2019
SUPPORT FOR ASSISTED CONCEPTION PROCEDURES
► Government co-funding for Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) of up to
75% for eligible couples undergoing treatments (e.g. IVF) at KK Women’s and
Children’s Hospital, National University Hospital and Singapore General Hospital
Singapore Citizen (SC) SC-PR Couple SC- Foreigner Couple
Couple
Fresh cycles
(up to 3 cycles) 75%; up to $7,700 55%; up to $5,700 35%; up to $3,600
Frozen cycles 75%; up to $2,200 55%; up to $1,600 35%; up to $1,000
(up to 3 cycles)
► MediSave for Assisted Conception Procedures: Couples can withdraw between
$4,000 and $6,000 for each treatment cycle, up to $15,000 in their lifetime
11BABY BONUS CASH GIFT
Baby Bonus Cash Gift
Birth Order (for each child)
1st & 2nd $8,000
3rd &
subsequent $10,000
BABY BONUS PARENTING RESOURCES
► Cash gift is given out in 5 instalments A one-stop portal with localised information and
over 18 months following the child’s birth tips by experts to support parents in raising
happy and healthy children.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT (CDA)
► The CDA is a special savings account where savings
deposited by parents are matched by the Government,
up to a cap
► CDA First Step: A $3,000 Government contribution to the
CDA given without parents having to save in the CDA first
( ) )
RING
CAR OU 1st & 2nd
FO DR R
HIL EN
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3rd & 4th
5th &
subsequent
Savings in the CDA can be used to pay for educational and healthcare expenses at
Baby Bonus Approved Institutions. Visit www.babybonus.msf.gov.sg to apply for
Baby Bonus and access Baby Bonus Parenting Resources. 12PARENTHOOD TAX REBATE (PTR)
Birth
Order
3rd &
1st child 2nd child
subsequent
Rebate
Amount
(per child)
$5,000 $10,000 $20,000
WORKING MOTHER’S CHILD RELIEF (WMCR)
Birth
Order 3rd &
1st child 2nd child
subsequent
Percentage
of Earned
Income 15% 20% 25%
(per child)
13QUALIFYING CHILD RELIEF (QCR)
& HANDICAPPED CHILD RELIEF (HCR)
► Tax relief of $4,000 per child under QCR
► Tax relief of $7,500 per child under HCR
GRANDPARENT CAREGIVER RELIEF
► $3,000 tax relief for a working mother whose parent, parent-in-law,
grandparent or grandparent-in-law is looking after her child aged
12 years and below (from Year of Assessment 2020, there will be no
age criteria for the child if the child is handicapped and unmarried)
FOREIGN DOMESTIC WORKER LEVY CONCESSION
► Concessionary levy of $60 for families with a Singapore citizen child
below 16 years old, who engage a foreign domestic helper
For more information on the
Marriage & Parenthood
Package and eligibility criteria,
visit www.heybaby.sg
14All information in this booklet is updated as of March 2019. 15
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