Government-Paid Shared Parental Leave (SPL) (MSF)

 

Supports eligible working fathers (including self-employed fathers) in sharing parental responsibility through sharing up to 4 weeks of their wife’s Government-Paid Maternity Leave (GPML) or Adoption Leave for Mothers (AL) benefits.

From 1 Apr 2025, this scheme will be replaced by a new SPL scheme, where eligible working parents will be provided with an additional 6 weeks of paid parental leave, to be shared between both parents. More details will be provided here at a later date. In the meantime, please refer to go.gov.sg/enhanced-parental-leave-ig to find out more.

Eligible working fathers can enjoy up to 4 weeks (see diagram below) of leave, to be taken within 12 months from child’s date of birth (inclusive of date of birth).

Wife’s agreement to share GPML/AL

The Government will reimburse/pay for all 4 weeks of SPL, capped at $2,500 per week or a total of $10,000 for 4 weeks.