Minimum income standards budgets

This table has been updated to reflect the correct amounts for the budget of households with "partnered parents, two children (7-12 and 13-18)".

*NOTES:
• Restaurant food is included in the recreation and entertainment budget for the single and partnered parents’ households.
• Tuition and other fees include playgroup fees, childcare centre fees and kindergarten fees for children aged 2–6; and primary school miscellaneous fees, secondary school and miscellaneous fees, and private tuition fees for children aged 7–12 and 13–18.
• Social support services refer to student care for children aged 7–12.
• The median gross monthly work income of full-time employed residents aged 15 and above including employer CPF contributions was $4,534 in 2020 (Ministry of Manpower, 2021).
Table: STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS Source: MINIMUM INCOME STANDARDS FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN SINGAPORE (2021)