Self-Employed Persons Qualified for Government-paid Care Leave Schemes

Debated in Parliament on 18 Sep 2023.

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Ms See Jinli Jean asked for data on self-employed persons qualifying for and claiming Government-paid childcare leave and enhanced childcare leave over the past five years.
Between 2017 and 2021, an average of 33,000 self-employed persons per year qualified for Government-paid childcare leave, with about 20% claiming it.
An average of 26,000 self-employed persons per year qualified for extended childcare leave, with only about 5% claiming it.
The government only pays for the fourth to sixth days of childcare leave, so the first three days are not covered, meaning the claims data does not fully reflect leave utilisation.
The data indicates that while many self-employed persons qualify for these leave schemes, actual claims are relatively low, especially for extended childcare leave.

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See Jinli Jean

Ms See Jinli Jean asked the Minister for Social and Family Development in each of the past five years (a) how many self-employed persons qualified for (i) Government-paid childcare leave and (ii) enhanced childcare leave; and (b) what is the proportion who claimed the (i) Government-paid childcare leave and (ii) enhanced childcare leave.

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

Between 2017 and 2021, an average of 33,000 self-employed persons per year qualified for the Government-Paid Childcare Leave (GPCL), out of which around 20% have claimed GPCL. An average of 26,000 of them per year qualified for the Extended Childcare Leave (ECL), of which around 5% have claimed ECL.

The Government-paid portion of GPCL only covers the fourth to sixth days. The first three days of childcare leave are not covered. Hence, the GPCL claims data does not reflect the utilisation of childcare leave by self-employed persons.

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Ms See Jinli Jean asked for data on self-employed persons qualifying for and claiming Government-paid childcare leave and enhanced childcare leave over the past five years.
Between 2017 and 2021, an average of 33,000 self-employed persons per year qualified for Government-paid childcare leave, with about 20% claiming it.
An average of 26,000 self-employed persons per year qualified for extended childcare leave, with only about 5% claiming it.
The government only pays for the fourth to sixth days of childcare leave, so the first three days are not covered, meaning the claims data does not fully reflect leave utilisation.
The data indicates that while many self-employed persons qualify for these leave schemes, actual claims are relatively low, especially for extended childcare leave.

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Self-Employed Persons Qualified for Government-paid Care Leave Schemes

Debated in Parliament on 18 Sep 2023.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Ms See Jinli Jean asked for data on self-employed persons qualifying for and claiming Government-paid childcare leave and enhanced childcare leave over the past five years.
Between 2017 and 2021, an average of 33,000 self-employed persons per year qualified for Government-paid childcare leave, with about 20% claiming it.
An average of 26,000 self-employed persons per year qualified for extended childcare leave, with only about 5% claiming it.
The government only pays for the fourth to sixth days of childcare leave, so the first three days are not covered, meaning the claims data does not fully reflect leave utilisation.
The data indicates that while many self-employed persons qualify for these leave schemes, actual claims are relatively low, especially for extended childcare leave.

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See Jinli Jean

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

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Ms See Jinli Jean asked for data on self-employed persons qualifying for and claiming Government-paid childcare leave and enhanced childcare leave over the past five years.
Between 2017 and 2021, an average of 33,000 self-employed persons per year qualified for Government-paid childcare leave, with about 20% claiming it.
An average of 26,000 self-employed persons per year qualified for extended childcare leave, with only about 5% claiming it.
The government only pays for the fourth to sixth days of childcare leave, so the first three days are not covered, meaning the claims data does not fully reflect leave utilisation.
The data indicates that while many self-employed persons qualify for these leave schemes, actual claims are relatively low, especially for extended childcare leave.

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