S$500 in Child LifeSG Credits, Edusave, and PSEA top-ups to be disbursed from today; some Singaporeans already received credits

SINGAPORE: Over 450,000 Singapore Citizen (SC) children aged up to 12 will receive a one-off S$500 Child LifeSG Credit, while about 300,000 aged 13 to 20 will get a S$500 one-off top-up to their Edusave Account or Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) starting today, Monday (Jul 7), the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) said in a joint press release on Thursday (Jul 3).

These are part of the household support measures announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Budget 2025 to help families with child-raising and education-related costs. This is in addition to the annual Edusave contributions provided by the government.

Each year, eligible SC students receive Edusave contributions for educational purposes. Earlier this year, primary school students received S$230, while secondary school students received S$290 in their Edusave accounts.

Child LifeSG Credit

The Child LifeSG Credit will be disbursed from this week to SC children born between 2013 and 2024. Children born in 2025 will receive it in April 2026.

The Child Development Account (CDA) trustee of each eligible child will receive the CLC automatically and can access it through the digital wallet in the LifeSG application. No application is required.

CLC recipients will be notified via SMS once it has been credited to their digital wallet in the LifeSG app.

The credits can be used at physical and online merchants that accept payment through PayNow UEN QR and/or NETS QR to help households with daily expenses such as groceries, pharmacy items, transport, and utilities.

Edusave Account, PSEA top-ups

Singaporean children born between Jan 1, 2009 and Dec 31, 2012 will receive a S$500 top-up to their Edusave Account, while those born from Jan 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2008 will get the same amount credited to their PSEA. The funds can be used to pay for approved fees and enrichment programmes, the ministries said.

These top-ups will also be disbursed this July. Parents of eligible recipients will be notified via SMS.

The ministries reminded parents that SMS notifications will only be sent from “gov.sg” and will only contain information about the status of the top-up or disbursement. Recipients will also not be asked to reply to the message, click on links, or provide any information.

Some Singaporeans online have shared that they already received the Child LifeSG Credit for one of their children while still waiting for the others. Others suggested it may be disbursed in batches. /TISG

Read also: Over 950,000 eligible Singaporean households to get U-Save, S&CC rebates this July

Featured image by Depositphotos (for illustration purposes only)