Singapore How to improve the birth rate in Singapore
Singapore has struggled to improve the birth rate during the past four decades. The strategies adopted failed. 

I suggest the following strategy to improve the birth rate in Singapore. 

a) We have to recognize that some females are prepared to be home makers and to raise children, if the economic circumstances allow them to take up this choice.

b) The state has to subsidize the cost of raising children, especially for education and medical care and give an allowance (e.g. $500 a month) to the mother for each eligible child.

c) Each woman can claim this benefit for up to three children. Any additional children will not qualify.

I expect that this scheme will attract at least one third of the females to opt for this role, instead of seeking a working career.

The women will opt for a working career will also raise children perhaps later in their lives, but the number of children raised by them is likely to be lower than for the full time home makers.

We will be able to sustain the population by raising children from two sources, rather than from the families with two breadwinners.

After the children are grown up, the home makers can continue to be economically active by taking work in taking care of children and seniors , cooking and other suitable occupations. 

I hope that the government will consider this strategy to revive the birth rate in Singapore. 

Tan Kin Lian


 


 

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Total fertility rate is dropping across the board across all developed nations and all cities. Singapore govt has been subsidising married people with kids at great costs to rest of tax contributors. I see the married people with kids enjoying their weekends with their maid doing everything and going on annual holidays. People in the past had much less and more kids. It is obviously a lifestyle choice. Why should I subsidise them further? I am already paying more taxes than my monthly spent.

TFR drops  10 Jan 2022  

Any attempt to arrest the falling birth rate of Singaporeans should be a whole of government and enterprise effort to be truly successful. There are concerns that are preventing couples from wanting to have more children. Chief among this is the COL. If we examine all the contributory factors to the high COL for Singaporeans, the top of the list would be Home Prices particularly Public Homes, Education, Health and Goods & Services. Stagnant wages that do not correspond to our economic growth rates may al

Rajah Firros  30 Dec 2021  

Good suggestions for giving mothers who gives up her job to raise children. But the amount will only attract the lowest income group. Also many housing loans requires the cpf contribution of both spouses. Imagine if you earn $5k a month and you get $500 in exchange for your job n career path, doesn't seem attractive. I think it would be better if mothers be allowed to work part time and oartly from home and the government subsidise up to $1,000 or not more than 30% of gross income. This way, careers are not

Yerence Wong  30 Dec 2021  

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