Singapore Announces Major Family Support Package at National Day Rally 2026

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a comprehensive suite of measures to support families during his National Day Rally speech on August 23. The initiatives include a new financial support package of approximately $70,000 for every Singaporean child from birth to age 17, consisting of a $62,000 SG Child Support Package and existing benefits. This new package features a $10,000 Baby Gift in cash, $32,000 in Child Credits provided as $2,000 annual payouts from age one to 16, and a $10,000 top up to the Post Secondary Education Account at age 17. Additionally, the government will provide a $5,000 Child Development Account (CDA) First Step Grant and up to $5,000 in co matching contributions, with the CDA remaining open until the end of the year the child turns 16.

Childcare leave will be increased to between eight and 12 days per year for parents with children aged 12 and below, depending on the number of children. Parents with one child will receive eight days, those with two will receive 10 days, and those with three or more will receive 12 days. To support this, the government will fully reimburse employers for the costs of all statutory child related leave schemes up to set caps of $500 a day or $2,500 a week. Prime Minister Wong urged employers to ensure that parenthood does not disadvantage a person's career.

Pre school affordability will also be addressed with a goal to reduce monthly childcare fees to $150 and infant care fees to $300 by 2030. These reductions will be phased in starting in 2028. Furthermore, the government will expand the network of government supported pre school operators and increase the number of infant care spaces.

Public housing access will be expanded through higher income ceilings for Build To Order (BTO) flats, which will rise to $16,000 for families and $8,000 for singles. The ceiling for new executive condominiums (ECs) will increase to $18,000. First timer families with children will also receive one additional ballot chance for every child they have or are expecting, effective from the February 2027 BTO sales exercise.