NDR 2026: Singapore increases childcare leave

Singapore will increase childcare leave such that the more children a parent has, the more leave he or she will get, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 23). Outlining the new arrangement, Mr Wong said every working parent would get 8 days’ childcare leave if they have one child, up to the age of 12. They would get 10 days if they have two children, and 12 days with three or more children. “When you add it up, the increase is significant,” he said, noting that a working couple with three children would get 24 days’ childcare leave in all, up from four days currently. #NDR2026 #sgnews #singapore Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia