Additional Support for Stay-at-home Mothers in Retirement Adequacy and Career Development

50 Ms Elysa Chen asked the Minister for Manpower what additional support can the Government provide for stay-at-home mothers in areas, such as retirement adequacy, training access and pathways back to the workforce.

Dr Tan See Leng: Stay-at-home mothers can tap on a suite of employment facilitation and reskilling initiatives to return to the workforce, including Workforce Singapore's (WSG's) HerCareer initiative for women jobseekers. For example, stay-at-home mothers seeking to return to work can obtain career advisory and employment facilitation support from WSG and NTUC's Employment and Employability Institute. They can also tap on the Career Conversion Programmes which support mid-career conversions, including to job roles with flexi-load arrangements that better meet the needs of individuals with caregiving responsibilities.

Stay-at-home mothers with lower retirement savings can also benefit from a range of measures that supplement their Central Provident Fund savings and retirement income in their senior years. These measures include the Matched Retirement Savings Scheme and Silver Support Scheme which were recently enhanced in January 2025.

The Government will continue to review our measures for caregivers, including stay-at-home mothers, to ensure they are supported throughout different stages of life.