You may not receive the maximum Additional Subsidy for your income tier because all families must pay a minimum co-payment amount. This co-payment amount increases as your income tier rises.

Your subsidy eligibility is adjusted to account for this minimum co-payment requirement. Even if you qualify for the maximum Additional Subsidy for your income tier, the actual amount you receive takes into account the required minimum co-payment based on your household income and fees charged. Please refer to the Childcare and Infant Care subsidy table (https://file.go.gov.sg/ecda-subsidy-table-cc-ifc.pdf).

For example: If your household income is $3,000 or less, you could be eligible for up to $467 in Additional Subsidy plus a $300 Basic Subsidy. However, if your child's full-day programme fee costs $741, you would receive $438 in Additional Subsidy (not the full $467) because of the $3 minimum co-payment applicable for your income tier. [E.g. $741 - $300 - $3 = $438].

Please note that the assessed income used to determine Additional Subsidy eligibility includes base salary, bonuses, commissions, overtime pay, allowances, and employee CPF contributions.