SINGAPORE, July 14 -- Families with Singaporean children aged 12 and below will receive S$500 (RM1,576) in Child LifeSG credits for each eligible child starting July 14, the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) announced yesterday.

Who qualifies

According to The Straits Times, children born between 2014 and 2025 will have the credits disbursed from July 14. For children born in 2026, the payout will come later - in April 2027.

The scheme was first unveiled by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during Budget 2026, as part of broader measures to ease the financial pressures of raising children. It follows last year's top-up, when more than 450,000 children received a similar S$500 credit.

How the credits work

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