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Singapore has overhauled its baby bonus scheme. Will it work to boost birth rates this time?
Singapore is overhauling its landmark baby bonus scheme, first introduced in 2001, as the city’s fertility rate and number of births fall to record lows.
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Singapore is revamping its baby bonus program, originally launched in 2001, in response to a sharp decline in births and fertility. In 2025 the country recorded fewer than 30,000 births for the first time since independence, and the fertility rate fell to 0.87 children per woman, a historic low. The overhaul aims to address these record lows, though the article does not detail specific new measures.
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