Over 30 partners, including Grab & FairPrice, offering deals to families with 3 or more kids

More than 30 corporate partners have come on board to support the Large Families Scheme (LFS) by offering privileges and deals for families with three or more children, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Indranee Rajah said in parliament on Feb. 28.

Corporate partners include Grab, Gojek, Tribecar, FairPrice Group, and HomeTeamNS.

The LFS, first announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in his Feb. 18 Budget Statement, will provide Singaporean couples with three or more children an additional S$16,000 for their third and subsequent children born on or after Feb. 18, 2025.

Deals and privileges in food and beverage, retail, and transport

Agreeing with Member of Parliament (MP) Yip Hon Weng on the need for whole-of-society support to shift norms and encourage larger families, Indranee said she hopes the LFS would kickstart a societal movement to celebrate and support these families.

Indranee said more than 30 corporate partners have come on board to support the LFS by offering privileges and deals for big families, including those in food and beverage, retail, and transport.

FairPrice Group will provide value bundles for large families, allowing them to enjoy savings on essential groceries, which will be given later this year. This includes:

• Extended weekly discount of 6 per cent for CHAS Blue and Orange cardholders with three or more children below 18 years old, from June to December 2025.
• Value bundles curated with large families in mind to provide savings on essential groceries. The bundles will be offered for one week around May Day and National Day. More details will be released at a later date.

Private-hire services like Grab and Gojek will offer discounts on bookings with their larger vehicles an ideal option for ferrying large familes around easily.

Car-sharing services like Tribecar and GetGo will also offer discounts on car rentals. Discounts include:

• Gojek: 10 per cent off for GoCar XL or GoCar XL Kids, capped at S$4. This is limited to the first 1,000 redemptions per month.
• TADA: 30 per cent off for TADA Economy Large and TADA Junior rides, capped at S$5. This is limited to the first 5,000 redemptions per month.
• Tribecar: 6 hours of free weekday usage on selected Tribecar car or van categories for large families.
• GetGo: Promotional codes for S$16 off first GetGo drive on all vehicles and 12 per cent off time charges for ‘Grand’ category of vehicles (Stavic), capped at S$10
• Grab: 15 per cent off Grab6 and GrabFamily6, subject to discount cap of S$5. There will be a daily cap of 1,000 redemptions, and each user can utilise it up to 5 times.

HomeTeamNS will also offer bundle promotions for tickets to their clubhouse family events, adventure, and children’s facilities, as well as discounted membership fees.

More details on such deals can be found here at a later date.

Enhanced CDA First Step Grant, new Large Family MediSave Grant and Large Family LifeSG Credits

The Child Development Account (CDA) First Step Grant will be doubled from S$5,000 to S$10,000, and the families will receive a new Large Family MediSave Grant of S$5,000 and S$6,000 in Large Family LifeSG Credits.

In addition, existing large families will also receive $1,000 in Large Family LifeSG Credits annually for each third or subsequent child until the year the child turns six.

The LifeSG credits can be used to buy groceries at major supermarkets or to top up the family’s SimplyGo cards for public transport.

It can also be used to pay for rides from transport operators that accept NETS QR payment, like TADA and ComfortDelGro taxis.

More information on how to access and use the credits will be provided later this year.

Indranee acknowledged other challenges as highlighted by various members of Parliament during the Budget debate and said the government will study their suggestions on how to further support large families.

Earlier in her speech, Indranee highlighted how over a third of married couples polled in the Marriage & Parenthood Survey aspire to have three or more children.

However, fewer married couples are having more than two children due to various reasons, such as concerns about having less time for each child and the higher expenses incurred in raising kids.

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