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Source:
www.mcys.gov.sg |
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CHANGES TO CHILD CARE SUBSIDY
FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE PERMANENT RESIDENTS |
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The centre-based child care subsidy will be
withdrawn from children who are Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) in
two steps within the next two years. |
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From 1 January 2008, PR children aged 2
months to below 7 years will only be eligible for half the current
amount of centre-based child care subsidy. |
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From January 2009, such children will not be
eligible for the subsidy. This will align the child care subsidy scheme
with Government¨s intention to introduce a clearer differentiation of
fees paid by Singapore Citizens and PRs, as announced by Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong in December 2006. |
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Currently, a centre-based child care subsidy
of up to $150 per month is available to working mothers of Singapore
Citizen and PR children aged above 18 months to below 7 years. |
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PR infants (aged 2 months to 18 months)
attending child care centres are also eligible for the child care
subsidy of up to $150 per month. |
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Those of non-working mothers are eligible
for a subsidy of up to $75 per month. The subsidy rate will vary
depending on whether the child attends a full-day, half-day or flexicare
programme (Details of the subsidy are in the Annex). |
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An infant care subsidy of up to $400 per
month is also available for Singapore Citizen children aged 2 months to
18 months if their mothers are working. |
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The change in the child care subsidy for
children who are PRs is being phased in over a two-year period. This is
to give parents sufficient time to prepare for the increase in
centre-based child care fees and to decide if they wish to apply for
citizenship for their children. |
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This change will also align the eligibility
criteria for centre-based child care subsidy with that of centre-based
infant care subsidy, which is available only to children who are
Singapore Citizens. |
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Members of the public may visit the Child
Care Link website at:
http://www.childcarelink.gov.sg or call the Family Services Infoline
at 1800-258-5812 for more information on the child care subsidy scheme. |
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Source:
www.mcys.gov.sg Media Release
8 May 2007 |
Changes to childcare subsidies for
PRs
