Eligible families in Singapore will receive financial support this July to help ease the cost of raising children, through Child LifeSG credits and top-ups to Edusave or Post-Secondary Education Accounts (PSEAs).
Each Singaporean child aged 12 and below will receive $500 in Child LifeSG Credits (CLC). These credits can be used to offset everyday household expenses such as groceries, utilities, transport, and pharmacy purchases.
In addition, around 300,000 students aged 13 to 20 will receive a one-off top-up of $500 to either their Edusave account or PSEA, depending on their eligibility.
These measures are part of a broader suite of support initiatives announced in Budget 2025, aimed at helping families manage the financial demands of child-raising, according to a joint statement released by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) on July 3.
Children born between 2013 and 2024 will receive the CLC in the week of July 7, while those born in 2025 will receive theirs in April 2026. In total, approximately 450,000 children are expected to benefit from the credits.
The CLC will be credited digitally via the LifeSG app, to the Child Development Account trustee of each eligible child. No application is needed. Parents or guardians will be notified by SMS once the credits have been disbursed.
