Extending Working Mother's Child Relief and Parenthood Tax Rebate to Unwed Working Mothers
Ministry of FinanceSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns the potential extension of the Working Mother's Child Relief and Parenthood Tax Rebate to unwed working mothers under the Marriage and Parenthood (M&P) Reset Workgroup. Mr Gabriel Lam asked about the volume of submissions received from unwed working mothers on these tax measures and whether the Workgroup will consider their eligibility in its upcoming recommendations. In response, Ms Indranee Rajah stated that respondents are not required to disclose their marital or employment status, so the specific number of submissions by unwed working mothers cannot be determined, though fewer than five submissions were received for each issue. She noted that the Government is currently reviewing M&P-related tax measures and will release its full set of recommendations in early 2027.
Transcript
3 Mr Gabriel Lam asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) how many submissions relating to the eligibility criteria for Working Mother's Child Relief have been received from unwed working mothers under the Marriage and Parenthood Reset Workgroup's engagement; (b) whether the Workgroup's recommendations expected in early 2027 will consider the eligibility of unwed working mothers for the relief; and (c) if not, why this issue falls outside its scope.
4 Mr Gabriel Lam asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) how many submissions relating to the Parenthood Tax Rebate have been received under the Marriage and Parenthood Reset Workgroup's engagement; (b) whether the Workgroup's recommendations expected in 2027 will consider extending the rebate to unwed mothers; and (c) if not, why this issue falls outside its scope.
Ms Indranee Rajah: The Marriage and Parenthood (M&P) Reset Workgroup has received a wide range of feedback from Singaporeans through its engagements and feedback channels, including feedback on tax measures, such as the Working Mother's Child Relief and the Parenthood Tax Rebate. The Workgroup does not require members of the public who provide feedback to disclose their marital or employment status. As such, we are unable to say what number of submissions were made by unwed working mothers.
In this recent engagement exercise, the number of submissions on each of these issues is less than five.
The Government is reviewing M&P-related tax measures under the M&P Reset Workgroup and will release its full set of recommendations in early 2027.