SUBSIDIES REGARDLESS OF WORKING STATUS
Mr Wong likened these efforts to how the government already makes primary education affordable regardless of household income and whether both parents are working.
“Likewise, we want every Singaporean child to have access to quality preschool at fees that families can comfortably afford,” he said.
The government will make preschool more affordable by extending full childcare and infant care subsidies to families regardless of the mother’s working status, MSF said.
The mother is considered the main applicant for preschool subsidies, with single fathers as the main applicant in cases of divorce, separation or widowhood.
Currently, full subsidies are only available to families where the main applicant is working.
Non-working applicants are only eligible for a basic monthly subsidy of S$150 for both full-day childcare and infant care.
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