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Useful information for single unmarried mothers in Singapore

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Parental and Childcare Leave

Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL)

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What is it?

Working fathers, including those who are self-employed, are entitled to paternity leave benefits under this scheme, capped at $2,500 per week.

  • Child born from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2016 – 1 week
  • Child born from 1 January 2017 – 2 weeks

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Am I eligible?

  • Your child is a Singapore citizen.
  • Only your child’s biological father or adoptive father, whose name is on the child’s birth certificate, is eligible.
  • The father has to be lawfully married to you, the mother, either:
    • At time of conception
    • Sometime between conception and child’s birth
    • Within 12 months of child’s birth
  • Single adoptive fathers with formal intent to adopt on or after 1 January 2017 are eligible for 2 weeks of GPPL.
  • The father has worked for at least 3 months in the 12 months prior to the child’s birth.

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Next Steps

Website

https://www.profamilyleave.gov.sg/Pages/GPPL.aspx

FAQ

https://www.profamilyleave.gov.sg/FAQs/Pages/List.aspx?summaryid=Government-Paid%20Paternity%20Leave%20(GPPL)
https://www.heybaby.sg/supporting-work-life-harmony/leave-schemes-and-related-benefits/paternity-leave

Employee Declaration Form

https://www.profamilyleave.gov.sg/Documents/PDF/GPPL1%20(updated%2029062016).pdf