SG Child Support Package: what every Singapore citizen child gets from 2027
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The SG Child Support Package is the scheme replacing the Baby Bonus Scheme and the Large Families Scheme, announced at the 2026 National Day Rally. Made For Families says it gives up to $62,000 per Singapore citizen child from birth to age 17, whatever the birth order. LifeSG says payouts start from April 2027, and children already on Baby Bonus move across automatically.
| Baby Gift | $10,000 cash in 2 tranches within 12 months of birth |
|---|---|
| Child Credits | $2,000 a year, from the year your child turns 1 to 16 |
| CDA First Step Grant | $5,000 for babies born from 1 April 2027 |
| CDA co-matching | Up to $5,000 |
| PSEA top-up | $10,000 in the year your child turns 17 |
| Payouts start | April 2027 |
The five payments in the package
Made For Families breaks the $62,000 down. The $10,000 Baby Gift is cash for the costs around birth and the first year. Child Credits add $32,000 in cash, $2,000 a year over 16 years. The CDA gets a $5,000 First Step Grant and up to $5,000 of Government co-matching, and stays open until the end of the year your child turns 16. The last piece is a $10,000 top-up to the Post-Secondary Education Account in the year your child turns 17.
LifeSG adds the timing. The first Child Credits payout is from April 2027, and later payouts land on your child's birthday. Children turning 17 in 2026 get the PSEA top-up in June 2027, and after that it comes in June of the year a child turns 17. Count the existing $5,000 MediSave Grant for Newborns and about $2,500 of Edusave, and Made For Families puts the support at around $70,000 per child.
If your child was born before 1 April 2027
Older children get the parts that still apply to their age. LifeSG sets it out by birth date:
- 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2027: a top-up to a $10,000 Baby Gift, Child Credits, the $5,000 CDA cap and the PSEA top-up.
- 14 February 2023 to 31 December 2025: a top-up to $10,000 when the Cash Gift stops, if eligible, plus the same three.
- 1 January 2015 to 13 February 2023: Child Credits, the $5,000 CDA cap and the PSEA top-up.
- 2010 to 2014: Child Credits and the PSEA top-up.
- 2009: the PSEA top-up only.
For children born from 2015 up to 31 March 2027, the First Step Grant stays at the old amount, and LifeSG says you can still save up to the old matching cap until 30 September 2027.
How to get the package
For a baby born from 1 April 2027, LifeSG says you enrol in the package during birth registration on LifeSG, or separately for an adopted child, a new citizen or a birth already registered. A child born between 1 January 2014 and 31 March 2027 who is already on the Baby Bonus Scheme moves over without you doing anything. If your child in that range is not enrolled, enrol them in Baby Bonus now and they move across in April 2027.
The one job for every parent is PayNow. LifeSG says payouts go to the bank account linked to your child's PayNow ID, which is the NRIC or birth certificate number, and asks you to set it up before 1 April 2027. Do not link that PayNow ID to the CDA, LifeSG warns, because CDA money cannot be taken out as cash.
What changes for families with three or more children
Birth order stops raising the payout. LifeSG says the larger First Step Grant for large families ends from April 2027, and Large Family LifeSG Credits stop too, with no payment in 2027, because every child gets Child Credits. Made For Families says large families will keep extra help where costs run higher: the Government is studying how to extend the $5,000 Large Family MediSave Grant, MOT will help with transport costs, and MND is looking at housing support.
Our Baby Bonus calculator works out the package for your child's birth date, and the Baby Bonus and support guide compares the old and new schemes.
Frequently asked questions
When does the SG Child Support Package start?
LifeSG says payouts start from April 2027. Until then, Made For Families says existing Baby Bonus payouts continue as usual.
Do I need to apply for the SG Child Support Package?
Only for a baby born from 1 April 2027, and that happens during birth registration. LifeSG says children already on Baby Bonus are moved across automatically.
Is the Baby Gift the same as the Baby Bonus Cash Gift?
It replaces it. LifeSG says children getting Cash Gift payouts receive them until 31 March 2027, then a top-up by 30 April 2027 brings their total up to $10,000, if applicable.
Does a third child still get more?
Not for babies born from 1 April 2027. LifeSG says every citizen child gets the same level of support under the package, regardless of birth order.
Related terms
- Baby Bonus Scheme: Singapore's parenthood payout: a Cash Gift plus a Child Development Account, replaced by the SG Child Support Package from April 2027.
- Baby Bonus Cash Gift: Cash paid every six months until your child is 6.5: $11,000 or $13,000, stopping after 31 March 2027.
- CDA First Step Grant: A one-off $5,000 or $10,000 the Government puts into your child's CDA, with no saving needed first.
- CDA Government Co-Matching: The dollar the Government adds to your child's CDA for each dollar you save, up to a cap set by birth order.
- MediSave Grant for Newborns: A $5,000 credit into your Singapore citizen baby's own MediSave account at birth registration, for premiums, vaccines and medical bills.
- CDA (Child Development Account): Your child's savings account that the Government tops up with a grant and matched savings, for approved preschool and clinic bills.
