Subsidies And Financial Assistance

Enhanced Subsidies from January 2020

At the National Day Rally 2019, PM Lee announced that means-tested preschool subsidies will be enhanced to make preschools more affordable. The Government will raise the gross monthly household income ceiling for Additional Subsidy and Kindergarten Fee Assistance Scheme (KiFAS) to $12,000, or $3,000 on Per Capita Income (PCI) basis. The Government will also increase the subsidy amounts across all income tiers qualifying for Additional Subsidy and KiFAS. These enhancements will take effect from January 2020. The eligibility criteria for these means-tested subsidies remain unchanged. The infographic below summarises these announcements. Find out more here. ​

 

 

Summary tables of the enhanced preschool sub​sidies

•  Summary tables for Full-day Child Care

 

 

•  Summary tables for Full-day Infant Care

 

 

•  Summary tables for KiFAS

You may refer to to our explanatory notes and FAQs on the enhanced preschool subsidies below:

• Explanatory Notes on the Enhanced Additional Subsidies (from Jan 2020 onwards)​
• Explanatory Notes on the Enhanced KiFAS ​(from Jan 2020 onwards) 
• Frequently Asked Questions 

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Childcare & Infant Care Subsidy

You may download a copy of Childcare & Infant Care Subsidy infographics here . Please note that this information is based on the current subsidy rates which are applicable till 31 Dec 2019.

 

You may refer to our FAQs and additional information of subsidy via the link below:

• Subsidy Additional Information (applicable for existing subsidies until 31 December 2019)
• FAQs on Basic Subsidy and Additional Subsidy (applicable for existing subsidies until 31 December 2019)
• Childcare & Infant care Subsidy Calculator (applicable for existing subsidies until 31 December 2019)
• Childcare & Infant care Subsidy Application Forms​​

 

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KiFAS

You may download a copy of KiFAS infographics here ​

Please note that this information is based on the current subsidy rates which are applicable till 31 Dec 2019.

 

 

You may refer to our FAQs and additional information of KiFAS via the link below:  ​

• KiFAS Additional Information (applicable for existing subsidies until 31 December 2019)
• FAQs on KiFAS (applicable for existing subsidies until 31 December 2019)
• KiFAS Application Forms

Information updated as at September 2019​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​