Singapore to pay would-be parents for babies as coronavirus drags on

Singapore's fertility rate touched an eight-year low in 2018, government data show

Singapore is set to provide a one-off payment to support parents looking to have a baby in an effort to ease people’s financial burden amid job layoffs and wage cuts during the coronavirus pandemic.
 
“We have received feedback that Covid-19 has caused some aspiring parents to postpone their parenthood plans,” Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said in parliament on Monday. “To help with expenses during this period, we will introduce a one-off additional support for newborns.”
 
Heng didn’t immediately give any further details about the measure or how it might be implemented. He said details will be