Overview
- The SG Child Support Package, which Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Sunday, Aug 23, 2026, guarantees almost S$70,000 in direct support for each Singapore citizen child from birth to age 17.
- Core benefits include a S$10,000 Baby Gift, S$2,000 in annual Child Credits from ages 1 to 16 (total S$32,000), a S$5,000 CDA First Step Grant, up to S$5,000 in CDA co‑matching, and a S$10,000 PSEA top‑up at 17.
- Support is now universal and equal by child rather than by birth order, and the CDA will remain open until the end of the year a child turns 16 with transitional co‑matching caps through Sept 30, 2027 and a uniform S$5,000 cap from Oct 1, 2027.
- Non‑cash measures include increased childcare leave for working parents (8–12 days depending on number of children), full reimbursement to employers for child‑related leave up to the cap, and targets to cut government‑supported full‑day childcare to S$150 and infant care to S$300 by 2030.
- The package responds to a deep fertility decline and broader policy recalibration by the Marriage and Parenthood Reset Workgroup, and further operational details and the next tranche of measures will be finalised and announced in early 2027 and at Budget 2027.