Child care and infant care subsidy

 Childcare subsidy in Singapore

Eligibility For Infant Care and Child Care Subsidy

Children who are Singapore citizens are eligible for subsidies when attending registered child care service centers.

Amount of subsidy

Subsidy consists of two parts: basic subsidy and addtional subsidy which is enhanced in the year 2020.

Amount of basic subsidy will be different for working and non-working mothers. Self-employed mothers are considered as working mothers. Mothers or single fathers need to work at least 56 hours per month in order to be qualified as working, this includes full time or part time and freelance work arrangement.

Child Care Subsidy

Basic Subsidy For Child Care

Service Type Monthly subsidy for working mother or single fathers Subsidy for Non-working mother/single father
Full-day child care $300 $150

Table 1: Child Care Subsidy

Additional Subsidy For Child Care

If the household monthly income is less than $12,000 or gross monthly per capita income is less than $3,000 and mothers/single fathers are working, there is an additional subsidy given by the government. Please refer to the table below for details.

Gross monthly household income Gross monthly per capita income Basic Subsidy Maximum Additional Subsidy Min Co-pay
$3,000 and below $750 and below $300 $467 $3
$3,001 - $4,500 $751 - $1,125 $440 $30
$4,501 - $6,000 $1,126 - $1,500 $340 $130
$6,001 - $7,500 $1,501 - $1,875 $260 $210
$7,501 - $9,000 $1,876 - $2,250 $190 $280
$9,001 - $10,500 $1,876 - $2,250 $130 $340
$10,501 - $12,000 $2,626 - $3,000 $80 $390

Table 2: Additional Child Care Subsidy

Infant Care Subsidy

Basic Subsidy For Infant Care

Service Type Monthly subsidy for working mother or single fathers Subsidy for Non-working mother/single father
Full-day infant care $600 $150

Table 3: Basic Infant Care Subsidy

Additional Subsidy For Infant Care

If the household monthly income is less than $12,000 or gross monthly per capita income is less than $3,000 and mothers/single fathers are working, there is an additional subsidy given by the government. Please refer to the table below for details.

Gross monthly household income Gross monthly per capita income Basic Subsidy Maximum Additional Subsidy Min Co-pay
$3,000 and below $750 and below $300 $710 $54
$3,001 - $4,500 $751 - $1,125 $640 $124
$4,501 - $6,000 $1,126 - $1,500 $500 $264
$6,001 - $7,500 $1,501 - $1,875 $380 $384
$7,501 - $9,000 $1,876 - $2,250 $240 $524
$9,001 - $10,500 $1,876 - $2,250 $100 $664
$10,501 - $12,000 $2,626 - $3,000 $40 $724

Table 4: Additional Infant Care Subsidy

Application

Applications for child care subsidy must be made by the infant/child care centre on your behalf.

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