1 Families with eligible Singapore Citizen (SC) children aged 0 to 12 years old in 2026 will receive $500 in Child LifeSG Credits (CLC) for each child, with disbursements commencing from 14 July 2026.
2 CLC can be used at physical and online merchants that accept payments via PayNow UEN QR and NETS QR. They can be used to defray household expenses such as groceries, utilities, and pharmacy items.
3 Announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Budget 2026, the CLC is part of the Government’s continued efforts to support families with child-raising expenses. This is in addition to the $500 CLC top-up that was disbursed to over 450,000 children in 2025.
Disbursement Timeline and Accessing Child LifeSG Credits (CLC)
4 The disbursement timeline is as follows:
| Child’s Birth Year | Expected Disbursement |
| Between 2014 and 2025 | From 14 July 2026 |
| 2026 | April 2027 |
5 The credits will be automatically credited to the eligible child’s Child Development Account (CDA) trustee based on MSF’s records as at the eligibility assessment date of 1 June 2026. No application is required. Trustees can access the credits through their LifeSG application.
6 CLC recipients will be notified via SMS after the CLC has been credited to their digital wallet in the LifeSG application.
7 To safeguard against scams, SMS notifications sent to parents will only be from “gov.sg”. The SMS notifications will only contain information on the disbursement status and related terms and conditions. Trustees will not be asked to reply to the SMS or provide personal information. CDA trustees should ensure that the mobile number in their Singpass profile is up to date to receive these notifications.
8 More information is available at https://go.gov.sg/clc2026.