Support Measures for Achievable, Enjoyable and Celebrated Parenthood - Government-Paid Leave
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Support Measures for Achievable, Enjoyable and Celebrated Parenthood
HOUSING
A place of our own
Faster Access To Housing More Affordable Home Ownership
17,000 Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in 2018 First-timer families can receive up to $120,000 in grants
Shorter waiting time of about 2.5 years for some when buying a resale flat, and up to $80,000 when buying
BTO flats, starting with 1,100 units by end-2018 a new flat
NEW Another 2,000 BTO flats with shorter Resale flats:
waiting times in 2019 CPF Housing Grant of $50,000 for 2- to 4-room
First-timer married couples with or expecting a child flats and $40,000 for 5-room and larger flats
enjoy priority under Parenthood Priority Scheme (PPS) Up to $40,000 in Additional CPF Housing Grant (AHG)
Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS) Proximity Housing Grant (PHG) of $30,000/$20,000
for families awaiting completion of their new flats for families buying a resale flat to live with/near their
Monthly rent at around half or less than half parents/children
the market rate New flats:
Re-Offer of Balance Flats (ROF) exercise to help young Up to $40,000 in AHG
couples book a flat faster Up to $40,000 in Special CPF Housing Grant
NEW Grant and loan eligibility to be assessed just for families buying 4-room and smaller new flats
before key collection instead of application stage for in non-mature HDB estates
student/ NSF couples Fresh Start Housing Scheme to help second-timer
families with young children living in public rental flats
achieve home ownership again
Help Families Live Closer Together
Proximity Housing Grant (PHG) for families who buy resale flats to live with/near their parents/married child
NEW Higher PHG of $30,000 for families to live together with their parents/married child
NEW Proximity condition simplified to radius of 4km
3 Gen flats, Married Child Priority and Multi-Generation Priority Schemes for those who are buying
new flats and wish to live close to familyCOMMUNITY AND WORKPLACE SUPPORT
We can manage work and family successfully
Parental Leave Family Bonding
16 weeks of paid Maternity Leave Embracing PArenthood Movement:
4 weeks of paid Shared Parental Leave Initiative by People’s Association to celebrate
the birth of new Singaporean babies and
2 weeks of paid Paternity Leave
forge community support for young parents
12 weeks of paid Adoption Leave
ActiveSG’s sports programmes
Additional 4 weeks of unpaid Infant Care Leave
Family-friendly activities at our museums, parks and
for public servants to be taken in child’s first year
other community spaces
(3-year pilot from 2017)
Public servants and their spouses guaranteed Greater Support for
6 months of parental leave per couple Family-Friendly Workplaces
6 days of unpaid Infant Care Leave for parents Tripartite Standard on Flexible Work Arrangements
with children under 2 years (FWAs)
Paid Childcare Leave: Helps employees and job seekers recognise
6 days for parents with children under 7 years companies with progressive FWA practices
To support FWAs:
2 days for parents with children 7 to 12 years
Tripartite Advisory on FWAs published by
NEW Tripartite Standard on Unpaid Leave for
tripartite partners
Unexpected Care Needs
Work-Life Grant to support adoption of FWAs
Up to 2 or 4 weeks unpaid leave for employees
with immediate family members or infants with BCA’s Accessibility Fund covers up to 60%
unexpected care needs respectively of construction costs to upgrade private
buildings* with family-friendly features,
including nursing rooms
* Built before the 1990s and had sought co-funding support
from BCA to fit basic accessibility featuresPRE-SCHOOL AND EDUCATION
Care for baby. Peace of mind for Daddy and Mummy
Expanding Childcare/ Infant Quality Early Childhood Development
Care Capacity
Setting up National Institute of Early Childhood
Increased full-day places by over 50% in the last 5 Development (NIEC) to train early childhood professionals
years to about 150,000 Early Childhood Development Centres Act ensures
Increasing full-day places by 40,000 over the higher and more consistent quality pre-schools
next 5 years KidSTART pilot programme to give low income
50 MOE kindergartens by 2023 children early access to health, learning and
developmental support
Making Childcare/ Infant Care Strengthening Support for Education
More Affordable
Bursaries for students in publicly funded
Basic Subsidy of up to $600 for infant care and up to Post-Secondary Education Institutions (PSEIs)
$300 for childcare for working mothers
Significant education subsidies throughout all levels
Families with non-working mothers are eligible for a of education
Basic Subsidy of up to $150 per month
Enhanced MOE Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS)
Families with working mothers, and with gross and School Meals Programme to provide more
monthly household incomes of $7,500 and below, support for lower income families
are eligible for an Additional Subsidy (lower income
Expansion of after-school care in all primary schools
families receive more)
by 2020. Lower income families can receive total
Kindergarten Fee Assistance Scheme: Lower and subsidies of up to $285 a month; revised income
middle-income families may pay as little as $1 criteria to benefit more families
a month at Anchor Operators or MOE kindergartensBETTER HEALTH
For all ages
For Parents/ Newborns Support for Assisted
$4,000 Medisave Grant for newborns Conception Procedures
NEW MediShield Life to cover serious pregnancy Up to 75% Government co-funding for eligible
and delivery-related complications couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction
MediShield Life coverage from birth Technology (ART) treatments at public hospitals
Medisave Maternity Package - use Medisave to help NEW From 1 Apr 2018, the caps will increase to
pay for delivery and pre-delivery care: up to $7,700 for 3 fresh cycles (from $6,300) and
$2,200 for 3 frozen cycles (from $1,200)
Up to $900 for pre-delivery care
Between $750 and $2,150 for delivery medical Medisave for Assisted Conception Procedures (ACP):
expenses depending on type of procedure Couples can withdraw up to $15,000 from Medisave
for ACP, subject to per-cycle withdrawal limits
$450 for each day’s stay in hospital
NurtureSG
https://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/home/pressRoom/highlights/2016/nurturesg.html
Foster healthy habits from young by equipping our children and youth with the skills and knowledge
to embrace healthy living and improve their health outcomes
ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORT
Helping families get around safely and conveniently
More Inclusive, Family-Friendly Public Transport System
Family-friendly bus and rail network:
Open strollers on public buses
Priority queues at all train stations and new bus interchanges for less mobile passengers, including expecting
mothers and families with strollers
New bus interchanges and integrated transport hubs with nursing rooms, including Bukit Panjang, Outram,
Sengkang, Shenton Way and Tampines
Diaper-changing stations along future Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) and Circle Line 6 stationsCARING FOR OUR CHILDREN
Supporting parents in child-raising
Baby Bonus Cash Gift
$8,000 per child for 1st and 2nd child, and $10,000 per child for the 3rd child onwards
Child Development Account (CDA)
CDA First Step: A $3,000 contribution to the CDA given without having to save in the CDA first
CDA First Step
Government Total Government
Birth Order of Child (Parents’ savings
Co-savings Contribution
not required)
$3,000
Parents’ Savings
1st & 2nd $3,000 $3,000 $6,000
Government Co-savings
$9,000
Parents’ Savings
3rd & 4th $3,000 $9,000 $12,000
Government Co-savings
$15,000
Parents’ Savings
5th & Beyond $3,000 $15,000 $18,000
Government Co-savingsCARING FOR OUR CHILDREN
Supporting parents in child-raising
Parenthood Tax Rebate (PTR) Working Mother’s Child Relief (WMCR)
Parents can claim the following amount under PTR: A working mother can claim the following amount under WMCR:
Birth Order of Child Rebate Amount Percentage of
Birth Order of Child
Earned Income
15%
1st child
1st child $5,000
20%
2nd child
2nd child $10,000 25%
3rd & each
subsequent child
3rd & each
subsequent child $20,000
Qualifying 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
Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Concession
Concessionary levy of $60 for families who engage a foreign domestic worker if they have
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