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But if you might need the cash mid-period, the order flips: SSB redeemable any month, T-bill tradeable in the secondary market, FD locked with penalty.",[],{"type":81,"text":1664,"spans":1665,"direction":52},"And the bonus savings account still beats all three for balances under S$75,000 if you can hit the conditions. Re-read the pillar before deciding.",[],[],"text$91d2bcd1-6af7-47a6-b473-a87f9ee5ab53",{"primary":1669,"items":1670,"id":1671,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$b629c715-b11c-49b5-83bc-63697f3dfb25",{"primary":1673,"items":1707,"id":1708,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":1674},[1675,1677,1680,1683,1686,1689,1692,1695,1698,1701,1704],{"type":11,"text":1200,"spans":1676,"direction":52},[],{"type":525,"text":1678,"spans":1679,"direction":52},"Goal 1: Park S$10,000 for 12 months, certain you do not need it",[],{"type":81,"text":1681,"spans":1682,"direction":52},"Bank FD promo wins. 2.80 to 2.90 per cent guaranteed, SDIC-insured, set up in 5 minutes.",[],{"type":525,"text":1684,"spans":1685,"direction":52},"Goal 2: Park S$10,000 for 6 months, might need it sooner",[],{"type":81,"text":1687,"spans":1688,"direction":52},"6-month T-bill if you can wait until the next auction (every two weeks); secondary market liquidity exists if you need to exit. SSB if you absolutely cannot predict when you need the cash (early redemption is free).",[],{"type":525,"text":1690,"spans":1691,"direction":52},"Goal 3: Park S$50,000+ in your CPF-OA, do not need it for 12 months",[],{"type":81,"text":1693,"spans":1694,"direction":52},"12-month T-bill via CPF-OA. The CPF-OA pays 2.50 per cent by default, so a T-bill yielding 2.65 per cent is only worth doing if the spread is positive after the application fee (S$2.50 per bid). Run the math first.",[],{"type":525,"text":1696,"spans":1697,"direction":52},"Goal 4: Park S$10,000, might need any month, do not want to chase auctions",[],{"type":81,"text":1699,"spans":1700,"direction":52},"SSB. Apply once, redeem any month, no penalty, no auction. The first-year yield is below T-bill, but the flexibility is worth it for genuinely uncertain cash needs.",[],{"type":525,"text":1702,"spans":1703,"direction":52},"Goal 5: Park S$30,000 for 24 months",[],{"type":81,"text":1705,"spans":1706,"direction":52},"Compare a 24-month FD (~3.00 per cent) against rolling 6-month T-bills for 2 years (~2.60 to 2.70 per cent if yields stay flat). FD wins on certainty, T-bill wins if you think rates will rise.",[],[],"text$56d24297-ec07-4097-b064-f2e0c54cbb90",{"primary":1710,"items":1711,"id":1712,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$4c540292-592e-4d5c-b991-6c94d9720894",{"primary":1714,"items":1742,"id":1743,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":1715},[1716,1718,1721,1724,1727,1730,1733,1736,1739],{"type":11,"text":1206,"spans":1717,"direction":52},[],{"type":81,"text":1719,"spans":1720,"direction":52},"CPF Ordinary Account pays 2.50 per cent by default. Using CPF-OA to buy T-bills (CPFIS-OA channel) lets you potentially earn more, but with three traps.",[],{"type":525,"text":1722,"spans":1723,"direction":52},"Trap 1: The 2.50 per cent pause",[],{"type":81,"text":1725,"spans":1726,"direction":52},"While CPF-OA money is in the T-bill, it stops earning the 2.50 per cent base. Your gain is the spread between T-bill yield and 2.50 per cent, NOT the full T-bill yield. May 2026 spread on a 6-month T-bill: 2.62% - 2.50% = 0.12 per cent annualised. On S$10,000 that is S$12 gross over 6 months. Subtract the application fee.",[],{"type":525,"text":1728,"spans":1729,"direction":52},"Trap 2: The first-of-month effect",[],{"type":81,"text":1731,"spans":1732,"direction":52},"CPF interest is calculated on the lowest balance each month. Withdrawing CPF-OA mid-month for a T-bill forfeits that month's interest entirely. Always submit bids near the end of the month if buying via CPF-OA.",[],{"type":525,"text":1734,"spans":1735,"direction":52},"Trap 3: The CPF-OA refund delay",[],{"type":81,"text":1737,"spans":1738,"direction":52},"When the T-bill matures, the proceeds go back to your CPF-OA, but the bank takes 1 to 3 business days to refund. Your cash is out of CPF interest accrual for that gap.",[],{"type":81,"text":1740,"spans":1741,"direction":52},"Verdict: CPF-OA T-bills make sense only when the T-bill yield is at least 50 basis points above 2.50 per cent. In May 2026 the spread is too thin. 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T-bill and SSB are direct Singapore government obligations (effectively zero risk, no S$100,000 cap). Above S$100,000 in a single bank's FD, the marginal funds are not SDIC-protected.",[],{"type":525,"text":1778,"spans":1779,"direction":52},"Gotcha 5: Currency",[],{"type":81,"text":1781,"spans":1782,"direction":52},"All three instruments above are SGD. SGD-denominated instruments avoid FX risk but you also miss USD-denominated yields (which are higher in May 2026 due to USD rates remaining elevated). 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This claim is factually wrong as of 21 June 2024.",[],{"type":81,"text":2101,"spans":2102},"On 21 June 2024, HSBC closed new applications for the Visa Platinum Credit Card. Existing cardholders retained their cards, but the product is no longer available to new applicants and HSBC has redirected its Visa Platinum product page accordingly. Any article still recommending Visa Platinum in 2026 has not been updated.",[2103,2104],{"start":267,"end":229,"type":110},{"start":2105,"end":1152,"type":110},143,{"type":81,"text":2107,"spans":2108},"The correct 2026 answer is the HSBC Revolution Card. Permanent zero annual fee since its 2018 launch, 4 miles per dollar on online and contactless transactions capped at S$1,000 a month, and accepted on Singpass MyInfo for ten-minute applications. If miles are not your goal, HSBC Live+ is the cashback equivalent, but it carries a S$192.60 annual fee waived only for the first one to two years.",[],[],"text$06035ad0-d457-4abf-9889-3ca81f4b2a22",{"primary":2112,"items":2113,"id":2114,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$c217a126-0f98-4820-85a0-4b484e0751b8",{"primary":2116,"items":2148,"id":2149,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":2117},[2118,2121,2124,2127,2130,2133,2136,2139,2142,2145],{"type":11,"text":2119,"spans":2120},"Three kinds of \"no annual fee\" you must distinguish",[],{"type":81,"text":2122,"spans":2123},"When a Singapore credit card claims no annual fee, the claim falls into one of four buckets. Mistaking conditional for permanent costs S$192-S$321 per missed-condition year.",[],{"type":525,"text":2125,"spans":2126},"1. Permanent no annual fee (the gold standard)",[],{"type":81,"text":2128,"spans":2129},"The card has zero annual fee, written into its published terms, with no spend threshold or expiry. Examples: HSBC Revolution, MariBank Credit Card, Standard Chartered Simply Cash, Trust Bank Credit Card, CIMB Visa Signature, DBS Live Fresh, UOB EVOL. The trade-off is usually a more conservative earn rate.",[],{"type":525,"text":2131,"spans":2132},"2. First-year waived (the most common claim)",[],{"type":81,"text":2134,"spans":2135},"Annual fee waived the first year or first two years; standard fee billed automatically from year three onwards. Most premium cards fall here: UOB One, UOB Absolute, HSBC Live+, DBS Altitude, Citi PremierMiles. Year three you can call the bank and request a waiver; success depends on your spend level (usually granted above S$15,000-S$25,000 annual spend).",[],{"type":525,"text":2137,"spans":2138},"3. Waived on annual spend threshold (high-spender exemption)",[],{"type":81,"text":2140,"spans":2141},"Card carries an annual fee but auto-waives if you spend over a set amount in the year. UOB Absolute (S$50,000 annual spend), Maybank XL Rewards (S$15,000), HSBC TravelOne (S$12,500). If your annual spend is below the threshold, you pay the fee. Track this every January for cards entering year two and beyond.",[],{"type":525,"text":2143,"spans":2144},"4. Conditional on monthly spend or auto-bill (the trap)",[],{"type":81,"text":2146,"spans":2147},"A small number of cards advertise no annual fee with min monthly spend, or no annual fee with one Singpay bill on autopay. Miss the trigger one month and the bank can bill the full annual fee. Read the year-two terms before applying. Avoid for first cards.",[],[],"text$b7fd2b6a-1d9d-4650-ad99-ccd819765e78",{"primary":2151,"items":2152,"id":2153,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$4f97ef0c-a753-49bf-9bc0-b65ccb0859a2",{"primary":2155,"items":2194,"id":2195,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":2156},[2157,2160,2162,2172,2174,2177,2179,2182,2185,2188,2191],{"type":11,"text":2158,"spans":2159},"Permanent no annual fee: the cashback shortlist",[],{"type":525,"text":1963,"spans":2161},[],{"type":81,"text":2163,"spans":2164},"1.5 per cent unlimited cashback on local SGD spend. No minimum spend. No monthly cap on local. 1.5 per cent cashback on overseas spend capped at S$1,500 a month. 0 per cent FX fees on foreign currency. No annual fee. Important caveat: the 0 per cent FX and overseas cashback are promotional terms valid till 31 December 2026. The 1.5 per cent local rate and zero annual fee are permanent. Sea Group is the parent (Shopee, Garena).",[2165,2166,2169],{"start":21,"end":780,"type":110},{"start":2167,"end":2168,"type":110},279,324,{"start":2170,"end":2171,"type":110},358,387,{"type":525,"text":1989,"spans":2173},[],{"type":81,"text":2175,"spans":2176},"1.5 per cent uncapped cashback, no minimum spend, no monthly cap. Permanent zero annual fee. Categorical exclusions are the standard ones (gambling, transit top-ups, financial services). Branch support across Standard Chartered ATMs and online banking. The choice if you prefer a traditional bank over a digital bank but want simplicity over a tiered card.",[],{"type":525,"text":2002,"spans":2178},[],{"type":81,"text":2180,"spans":2181},"0 per cent FX fees (no transaction markup, no Visa 1 per cent surcharge), permanent zero annual fee. Cashback in FairPrice Linkpoints (worth roughly 0.4-0.5 per cent at FairPrice; less elsewhere). Best for FairPrice-heavy households. Backed by FairPrice Group and Standard Chartered. Toggle between credit and debit modes in-app.",[],{"type":525,"text":2183,"spans":2184},"CIMB Visa Signature and CIMB World Mastercard",[],{"type":81,"text":2186,"spans":2187},"Both CIMB headline cards have permanent zero annual fee. Visa Signature pays up to 10 per cent on selected categories (online, beauty, telco, transport); World Mastercard pays up to 2 per cent unlimited on selected (dining, groceries, petrol). Both have monthly caps. Skip if you cannot reliably hit the category mix; take if your spend overlaps.",[],{"type":525,"text":2189,"spans":2190},"DBS Live Fresh and UOB EVOL",[],{"type":81,"text":2192,"spans":2193},"DBS Live Fresh: 5 per cent online cashback up to S$20 a month on S$500 minimum monthly spend. Permanent zero annual fee since the 2023 product refresh. UOB EVOL: 8 per cent online and contactless cashback up to S$60 a month on S$600 minimum. Permanent zero annual fee. 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Permanent zero annual fee since 2018 launch. The MileLion's 2026 strategy keeps HSBC Revolution in its top three workhorse cards. Pair with Maybank XL Rewards or Citi Rewards plus Amaze to extend earn beyond the S$1,000 monthly cap.",[2237,2239],{"start":2238,"end":1183,"type":110},4,{"start":2240,"end":2241,"type":110},194,237,{"type":81,"text":2243,"spans":2244},"What HSBC Revolution does not give you: no airport lounge access, no concierge, no free travel insurance (the cards with those perks are HSBC TravelOne and HSBC Premier, both with annual fees). Apply for HSBC Revolution as a permanent no-fee earner; layer the premium perks later if your annual spend justifies it.",[],{"type":81,"text":2246,"spans":2247},"Other miles cards advertised as no-fee are usually first-year-waived (Citi Rewards) or threshold-waived (Maybank XL Rewards: free year one, then waived on S$15,000 annual spend). 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The credit history and account number transfer; you keep your Credit Bureau Singapore record.",[],{"type":525,"text":2465,"spans":2466},"Option 3: Cancel after the bonus clears",[],{"type":81,"text":2468,"spans":2469},"If neither waiver nor downgrade works, cancel the card. Cancel only after the welcome bonus has been credited and any minimum-holding clawback period has passed (typically 6-12 months from approval). Cancelling earlier risks reversal of the welcome bonus.",[],{"type":81,"text":2471,"spans":2472},"Never let an annual fee auto-bill silently. Set a calendar reminder for two weeks before the card's anniversary date. 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Cross-check against the issuer page.",[2503],{"start":21,"end":176,"type":110},[],"text$be0ee8ec-7907-4836-b17f-28f2a77bc712",{"primary":2507,"items":2508,"id":2509,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$61eee68e-f72d-4291-a6fc-dc1ea264f7dd",{"primary":2511,"items":2540,"id":2541,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":2512},[2513,2516,2519,2522,2525,2528,2531,2534,2537],{"type":11,"text":2514,"spans":2515},"Frequently asked questions",[],{"type":525,"text":2517,"spans":2518},"Which Singapore credit card has no annual fee for life?",[],{"type":81,"text":2520,"spans":2521},"HSBC Revolution, MariBank Credit Card, Standard Chartered Simply Cash, Trust Bank Credit Card, CIMB Visa Signature, CIMB Visa Infinite, CIMB World Mastercard, DBS Live Fresh, UOB EVOL and Maybank eVibes have permanent zero annual fee by their published terms (as of 11 May 2026). OCBC FRANK has permanent zero annual fee only while the cardholder is under 26. 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HSBC Visa Platinum discontinuation date (21 June 2024) sourced from hsbc.com.sg product page notice. The MileLion 2026 Credit Card Strategy used for miles-card cross-reference. Annual fee amounts cited are current standard fees; promotional waivers and welcome offers shift weekly. 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The table below covers every birth-date band MOM currently recognises.",[],[],"text$7c1e13fe-77d9-4e5a-8774-bb064760a9b5",{"primary":7535,"items":7540,"id":7602,"slice_type":357,"slice_label":17},{"table_title":7536},[7537],{"type":525,"text":7538,"spans":7539},"SPL weeks by child's date of birth",[],[7541,7556,7572,7587],{"col1":7542,"col2":7547,"col3":7552},[7543],{"type":81,"text":7544,"spans":7545},"Child's date of birth",[7546],{"start":21,"end":388,"type":110},[7548],{"type":81,"text":7549,"spans":7550},"Total SPL",[7551],{"start":21,"end":1951,"type":110},[7553],{"type":81,"text":2312,"spans":7554},[7555],{"start":21,"end":382,"type":110},{"col1":7557,"col2":7562,"col3":7568},[7558],{"type":81,"text":7559,"spans":7560},"On or after 1 April 2026",[7561],{"start":21,"end":169,"type":110},[7563],{"type":81,"text":7564,"spans":7565},"★ 10 weeks",[7566],{"start":7567,"end":1253,"type":110},2,[7569],{"type":81,"text":7570,"spans":7571},"Current maximum. 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Father could share up to 4 weeks of mother's 16-week maternity leave",[],"table3$e4ef0a15-782d-4975-a08e-1b4781731aec",{"primary":7604,"items":7610,"id":7611,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":7605},[7606],{"type":81,"text":7607,"spans":7608},"↑ Highest band: 10 weeks SPL, applies only to children born on or after 1 April 2026. The window is generous; the timing rule is strict.",[7609],{"start":21,"end":1497,"type":6366},[],"text$0ea517a0-2d45-4eb7-b34a-a0715967b091",{"primary":7613,"items":7618,"id":7619,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":7614},[7615],{"type":81,"text":7616,"spans":7617},"A few things to remember when reading this. First, SPL is a SHARED pool: the 10 weeks is the total for both parents combined, not per parent. Second, the entire 10 weeks must be consumed within 12 months of the child's date of birth - any unused leave at the 12-month mark is forfeited. Third, the SPL weeks are calendar weeks of leave, not working days. A week is a week regardless of how many working days fall in it.",[],[],"text$2e49afeb-ebf6-424b-a8a2-ead619cb75a3",{"primary":7621,"items":7622,"id":7623,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$4699db5b-16eb-455b-882f-3efef4209eb8",{"primary":7625,"items":7650,"id":7651,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":7626},[7627,7629,7632,7635,7638,7641,7644,7647],{"type":11,"text":7335,"spans":7628},[],{"type":81,"text":7630,"spans":7631},"The 10 weeks of SPL is shared between mother and father. The default allocation if you do not actively split is 5 weeks each. You can change the allocation by mutual agreement; one parent can take more, less, or even all 10 weeks.",[],{"type":525,"text":7633,"spans":7634},"How to split SPL: default allocation and the transfer",[],{"type":81,"text":7636,"spans":7637},"On the Government-Paid Leave (GPL) portal, mother and father each see their default 5-week allocation. To shift weeks from one parent to the other, the giving parent enters the new allocation in the portal. The receiving parent's allocation updates accordingly.",[],{"type":81,"text":7639,"spans":7640},"Common splits in practice: father takes 2 weeks at birth and another 2 weeks at month 6 to support the mother returning to work. Mother takes the remaining 6 weeks consecutively after maternity leave ends. Each family chooses what fits.",[],{"type":525,"text":7642,"spans":7643},"Continuous vs non-continuous SPL: what your employer must agree to",[],{"type":81,"text":7645,"spans":7646},"By default, SPL is taken in one continuous block. If you want to break it into shorter chunks (a few days at a time, or split across a few months), your employer must agree. If no agreement is reached, you must take the leave as one continuous block within 26 weeks of the child's date of birth.",[],{"type":81,"text":7648,"spans":7649},"The flexible split is the more useful option for most families because it lets the father take leave at multiple touchpoints: birth, mother's return to work, vaccinations, daycare adjustment. Worth pushing for during the notice conversation.",[],[],"text$0ee11644-74ab-4915-8971-bad295bfe296",{"primary":7653,"items":7681,"id":7682,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":7654},[7655,7657,7660,7663,7666,7669,7672,7675,7678],{"type":11,"text":7341,"spans":7656,"direction":52},[],{"type":81,"text":7658,"spans":7659,"direction":52},"A common scenario: father is working, mother is a stay-at-home parent (SAHM) or self-employed without employer-provided leave. The standard SPL scheme is for two working parents who share the leave between them. Here is what applies when only one parent is working.",[],{"type":525,"text":7661,"spans":7662,"direction":52},"If the wife is not working but the husband is",[],{"type":81,"text":7664,"spans":7665,"direction":52},"The husband still qualifies for SPL based on his own employment, provided the marriage and 3-month service rules are met. He gets the full SPL allocation - all 10 weeks if the child is born on or after 1 April 2026 - because the leave is shared but not contingent on the wife also being eligible.",[],{"type":81,"text":7667,"spans":7668,"direction":52},"In practice, the husband can take all 10 weeks of SPL plus the separate 4-week Government-Paid Paternity Leave on top, for a total of 14 weeks. ",[],{"type":525,"text":7670,"spans":7671,"direction":52},"If the husband is not working but the wife is",[],{"type":81,"text":7673,"spans":7674,"direction":52},"The reverse case works the same way: the working wife gets the full SPL allocation regardless of the husband's employment status. She also gets her separate 16 weeks of Government-Paid Maternity Leave (if she is the eligible mother of a SC child).",[],{"type":525,"text":7676,"spans":7677,"direction":52},"If neither parent meets the 3-month service rule",[],{"type":81,"text":7679,"spans":7680,"direction":52},"You may still qualify under the Shared Parental Leave Benefit scheme administered by MSF. This is the lower-tenure or non-standard-employment fallback. Coverage is similar but may require additional documentation and the payout is structured differently.",[],[],"text$5c522852-8fe0-4c26-8cd1-bb4e9bee6e33",{"primary":7684,"items":7685,"id":7686,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$fa26c07c-3ccd-46a1-8db6-ffac88e45e73",{"primary":7688,"items":7722,"id":7723,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":7689},[7690,7692,7695,7701,7705,7709,7716,7719],{"type":11,"text":7347,"spans":7691,"direction":52},[],{"type":81,"text":7693,"spans":7694,"direction":52},"Applying for SPL is a two-step process: notify your employer, then submit through the Government-Paid Leave portal. The notice rules are statutory and changed in April 2025.",[],{"type":7696,"text":7697,"spans":7698,"direction":52},"o-list-item","Give your employer at least 4 weeks' notice before your intended SPL start date. Your employer can agree to a shorter notice period but is not required to",[7699],{"start":21,"end":7700,"type":110},154,{"type":7696,"text":7702,"spans":7703,"direction":52},"Decide on your allocation with your spouse - the scheme is designed around an initial equal allocation between parents, which can then be reallocated by mutual agreement",[7704],{"start":21,"end":2474,"type":110},{"type":7696,"text":7706,"spans":7707,"direction":52},"Decide whether to take the leave continuously or split it - non-continuous SPL needs your employer's agreement. Get this in writing as part of the notice",[7708],{"start":21,"end":196,"type":110},{"type":7696,"text":7710,"spans":7711,"direction":52},"Submit your SPL claim on the Government-Paid Leave (GPL) portal using Singpass. Your employer co-signs the claim and submits the reimbursement application separately.",[7712,7713],{"start":21,"end":4693,"type":110},{"start":203,"end":7143,"type":132,"data":7714},{"link_type":134,"url":7715,"target":136},"https://www.profamilyleave.gov.sg/",{"type":7696,"text":7717,"spans":7718,"direction":52},"Confirm your leave dates with HR and update your work calendar. Your employer pays your normal salary during SPL and claims reimbursement from the Government afterwards.",[],{"type":81,"text":7720,"spans":7721,"direction":52},"Plan your SPL alongside maternity leave (mother) or paternity leave (father). Many parents take SPL in chunks: 2 weeks immediately after birth alongside paternity leave, then more weeks when the spouse returns to work, then a final block before the child starts daycare.",[],[],"text$24714ce2-a413-41ee-a3d3-276ff5f378ec",{"primary":7725,"items":7726,"id":7727,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$971276f3-9ac9-4e60-8c49-616e28a9e9ac",{"primary":7729,"items":7757,"id":7758,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":7730},[7731,7733,7736,7739,7745,7748,7751,7754],{"type":11,"text":7354,"spans":7732,"direction":52},[],{"type":81,"text":7734,"spans":7735,"direction":52},"SPL is fully Government-funded but the cash flow runs through your employer. Your employer pays your normal salary while you are on leave, then claims reimbursement from the Government for the weeks you took.",[],{"type":525,"text":7737,"spans":7738,"direction":52},"How the reimbursement cap works",[],{"type":81,"text":7740,"spans":7741,"direction":52},"Government reimburses your employer for each week of SPL allocated to you, capped at $2,500 per week (sourced from MOM). If your weekly salary is above $2,500, your employer absorbs the difference; if your salary is below $2,500, the employer is reimbursed your full salary.",[7742],{"start":7743,"end":2281,"type":132,"data":7744},115,{"link_type":134,"url":7235,"target":136},{"type":81,"text":7746,"spans":7747,"direction":52},"For a parent earning $5,000 a month (about $1,154 a week), the entire SPL salary is reimbursed - the employer is out of pocket nothing. For a parent earning $15,000 a month (about $3,462 a week), the employer absorbs about $962 per week of SPL. This is one of the reasons high-earner SPL claims sometimes face friction in practice; the cap has not been raised in years.",[],{"type":525,"text":7749,"spans":7750,"direction":52},"Does my employer have to pay me during SPL?",[],{"type":81,"text":7752,"spans":7753,"direction":52},"Yes. The employer is statutorily required to pay your contractual salary during SPL, then recover the reimbursement separately. You should not see any salary deduction in the months you are on SPL.",[],{"type":81,"text":7755,"spans":7756,"direction":52},"From 1 April 2025, it is also a statutory offence for an employer to dismiss an employee while they are on Government-Paid Paternity Leave.",[],[],"text$8ba0f8ae-91f2-48f1-9e94-9f6b09e97d45",{"primary":7760,"items":7761,"id":7762,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$377d8324-0102-4ec0-b475-893379aa902c",{"primary":7764,"items":7799,"id":7800,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":7765},[7766,7768,7771,7775,7779,7783,7786,7789,7792],{"type":11,"text":7360,"spans":7767},[],{"type":81,"text":7769,"spans":7770},"SPL is one of three Government-Paid leave schemes for new parents. They stack together. For a baby born on or after 1 April 2026 with both parents working and married, the full available leave is significant.",[],{"type":978,"text":7772,"spans":7773},"Government-Paid Maternity Leave (mother) - 16 weeks for SC babies. Mother only. Capped at $10,000 per 4-week period for reimbursement",[7774],{"start":21,"end":109,"type":110},{"type":978,"text":7776,"spans":7777},"Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL) (father) - 4 weeks from 1 April 2025. Father only. Capped at $2,500 per week or $10,000 total. Self-employed fathers also eligible",[7778],{"start":21,"end":906,"type":110},{"type":978,"text":7780,"spans":7781},"Shared Parental Leave (SPL) - 10 weeks for babies born from 1 April 2026 (6 weeks for earlier births). Either parent or both. Capped at $2,500 per week reimbursement",[7782],{"start":21,"end":2721,"type":110},{"type":525,"text":7784,"spans":7785},"The full 2026 picture for a working married couple with one new SC baby",[],{"type":81,"text":7787,"spans":7788},"A married couple where both parents work and meet the 3-month service rule, baby born on or after 1 April 2026: mother gets 16 weeks maternity leave; father gets 4 weeks paternity leave; both share 10 weeks of SPL. That is 30 weeks of paid leave between them. With the default 5-5 SPL split, the mother takes 21 weeks and the father takes 9 weeks. With a 0-10 SPL transfer to father, mother takes 16 weeks and father takes 14 weeks.",[],{"type":525,"text":7790,"spans":7791},"Other stackable benefits not covered here",[],{"type":81,"text":7793,"spans":7794},"Baby Bonus Cash Gift, Child Development Account (CDA) matching grant, MediSave Grant for Newborns, parenthood tax rebate and Working Mother Child Relief are separate from SPL and stack on top. See our Singapore Government Payouts 2026 hub for the full schedule of family-related cash and CPF payouts.",[7795],{"start":7796,"end":126,"type":132,"data":7797},201,{"link_type":134,"url":7798},"https://divedeals.sg/blog/singapore-government-payouts-schedule",[],"text$4b2ab6f6-5ba7-4389-a536-ce8761d41008",{"primary":7802,"items":7803,"id":7804,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$df0cbc1a-b8f1-4ff3-9419-664bb4c52522",{"primary":7806,"items":7837,"id":7838,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":7807},[7808,7810,7813,7816,7819,7822,7825,7828,7831,7834],{"type":11,"text":7366,"spans":7809,"direction":52},[],{"type":525,"text":7811,"spans":7812,"direction":52},"SPL for PR parents",[],{"type":81,"text":7814,"spans":7815,"direction":52},"PR parents will not qualify (see exception below) for SPL because the eligibility hinges on the child being a Singapore Citizen. If both parents are PRs and the baby is also a PR, neither parent can claim SPL.",[],{"type":81,"text":7817,"spans":7818,"direction":52},"The exception: if at least one parent is a SC, the baby can be registered as a SC and SPL eligibility kicks in. PR parents whose newborn is a SC (often via the SC parent) do qualify subject to the standard 3-month employment rule.",[],{"type":525,"text":7820,"spans":7821,"direction":52},"SPL for foreigners (EP, S Pass, work permit holders)",[],{"type":81,"text":7823,"spans":7824,"direction":52},"Foreigners on work passes do not qualify for SPL because the child is not a Singapore Citizen. Foreign workers may still receive contractual leave from their employer, but it is not Government-funded.",[],{"type":525,"text":7826,"spans":7827,"direction":52},"SPL for self-employed parents",[],{"type":81,"text":7829,"spans":7830,"direction":52},"SPL is for employees only. The standard SPL framework is primarily structured around employees taking employer-administered leave. Self-employed parents should check MOM/MSF guidance directly for current treatment and payout arrangements under the SPL Benefit framework.",[],{"type":525,"text":7832,"spans":7833,"direction":52},"SPL for adoptive parents",[],{"type":81,"text":7835,"spans":7836,"direction":52},"Yes, with a few timing tweaks. Adoptive parents qualify for SPL if the date of formal intent to adopt is on or after 1 April 2025 and the adopted child is a Singapore Citizen (or one adoptive parent is a SC). The 6-week and 10-week thresholds use the date of formal intent to adopt instead of the child's date of birth.",[],[],"text$5c24c885-c009-4c8a-b55e-226bbb33b74a",{"primary":7840,"items":7841,"id":7842,"slice_type":144,"slice_label":17},{},[],"divider$080c102d-05ae-487c-8c69-4d898081e22d",{"primary":7844,"items":7878,"id":7879,"slice_type":139,"slice_label":17},{"text":7845},[7846,7848,7851,7854,7857,7860,7863,7866,7869,7872,7875],{"type":11,"text":7373,"spans":7847},[],{"type":525,"text":7849,"spans":7850},"Does SPL include weekends and public holidays?",[],{"type":81,"text":7852,"spans":7853},"SPL is counted in calendar weeks. A week of leave is 7 calendar days, including weekends and any public holidays that fall in the week. You do not get extra days off for public holidays during your SPL block.",[],{"type":525,"text":7855,"spans":7856},"What if I resign during SPL?",[],{"type":81,"text":7858,"spans":7859},"You can use SPL to offset your notice period, subject to the same rules as any other paid leave. The Government will still reimburse the employer for the weeks of SPL allocated to you, even if you have resigned, provided the leave was taken before the last day of employment.",[],{"type":525,"text":7861,"spans":7862},"What happens if my child is stillborn?",[],{"type":81,"text":7864,"spans":7865},"SPL does not apply if the child is stillborn. Fathers of stillborn children are eligible for 2 weeks of Government-Paid Paternity Leave under the separate scheme. Mothers receive maternity leave under the maternity leave scheme rules.",[],{"type":525,"text":7867,"spans":7868},"Can I take a few days of SPL instead of weeks?",[],{"type":81,"text":7870,"spans":7871},"Yes if your employer agrees to non-continuous SPL. The leave is then split into working days based on your weekly working pattern. If your employer does not agree, you must take the full block continuously within 26 weeks of birth.",[],{"type":525,"text":7873,"spans":7874},"Can my new employer let me take leftover SPL after I switch jobs?",[],{"type":81,"text":7876,"spans":7877},"Yes if your new employer is agreeable. 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