Changing Workplace Attitudes a ‘Much Harder’ Challenge in Supporting Parenthood: Indranee
- On Sunday night at the National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong unveiled a comprehensive support package aimed at reversing Singapore's record-low 0.87 fertility rate through expanded financial assistance and childcare subsidies.
- Faced with an existential threat as the total fertility rate hit a historic 0.87 last year, the government aims to underwrite childhood costs, providing nearly €59,920 in total direct assistance per child through age 17.
- Parents applying for public housing will receive additional ballots for every child, while the package includes a €8,560 "baby gift" and annual child credits of €1,710, making family life more affordable.
- While 28-year-old Jason Gan called the financial help a "sigh of relief," other younger Singaporeans expressed skepticism, citing work culture pressures and the "rat race" as persistent barriers to parenthood.
- Associate professor Eugene Tan warned these measures might be Singapore's "last opportunity to get it right," though Sam Yam, an associate dean at the National University of Singapore's business school, argued financial incentives function like a discount offered after the ticket is bought.
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In Singapore, the government focuses on new economic incentives to counter the decline in birth rates. Premier Lawrence Wong has announced support of up to 47 thousand euros (70 thousand dollars in Singapore) for each child in the first 17 years of life. "We want to make it easier for the singaporians who want to have children put on family and [...] The article Christmas peak in Singapore, the government offers families up to 47 thousand euros …
Changing workplace attitudes a ‘much harder’ challenge in supporting parenthood: Indranee
Measures announced at the National Day Rally aim to ease the cost of raising a family, but workplace mindsets and norms must also change so Singaporeans feel they can have children without compromising their careers, says the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office.
The package includes payments up to the age of 17, cheaper crèches, new breeding permits and advantages for access to public housing.
NDR support measures give parents more money and time; workplace culture the next challenge
SINGAPORE — The new support measures address the practical demands of having a family and recognise the need for more time with older children, said parents.They added that these initiatives, announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the National Day Rally, signal a stronger focus on supporting parents through their children’s growing years and move beyond simply offering incentives to have more babies.But parents and observers said broader s…
Package includes present for babies of 6,750 euros and about 21,600 euros in credits for children. Prime Minister announced further increase of the days of paternity license and housing support.
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