Singapore Offers Up to S$70,000 in Support for Every Child to Tackle Falling Birth Rate

Singapore plans to provide up to S$70,000 in government support for each child from birth to age 17 as it seeks to reverse its declining birth rate. The package includes cash gifts, annual child credits, education savings support and healthcare-related grants. The cash portion includes S$10,000 paid during a child’s first year and S$2,000 in annual credits from age one to 16. Families may also receive contributions to a Child Development Account and a S$10,000 top-up for post-secondary education at age 17. The government says transitional payments will begin in 2027. Childcare fees at government-backed centres are also expected to fall from 2028, with full-day childcare targeted at S$150 monthly and infant care at S$300 by 2030. Singapore’s resident fertility rate fell to 0.87 children per woman in 2025, while total births declined by 11.4% from the previous year.

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