Last Updated on March 4, 2024 by Parentology

Introduction to GPPB

The Government-Paid Paternity Benefit (GPPB) is designed to assist working fathers, including those who are self-employed, who find themselves ineligible for the Government-Paid Paternity Leave (GPPL) due to the nature of their employment, such as being on short-term contracts or having their contracts expire prior to the birth or adoption of their child.

Eligibility and Benefits

For children born or with an estimated delivery date (or Formal Intent to Adopt date for adoptive fathers) on or after January 1, 2024, eligible fathers can benefit from up to four weeks of GPPL-equivalent support. This includes compensation for 28 days of income, subject to a maximum of $2,500 for every seven days.

Income Calculation for GPPB

The cash benefit under GPPB is calculated based on:

• A: The total of your gross rate of pay and employer CPF contributions during the 12 months leading up to your child’s birth (for biological fathers) or FIA date (for adoptive fathers). This calculation excludes any earnings from employment that was terminated for just cause prior to these dates.
• B: Your net trade income from business, trade, or professional activities during the same 12-month period.
• C: The fixed period of 28 days.
• D: Any leave already taken under the GPPL scheme.
• E: The GPPL you were eligible for but could not take due to the end of your employment contract.

Eligibility Requirements

For Natural Fathers Following a Live Birth

• Your child must be born or have an estimated delivery date on or after January 1, 2021.
• The child should either be a Singapore citizen at birth or obtain citizenship within the first year.
• Fathers must have been employed or self-employed for at least 90 days in the year preceding the child’s birth, including work done outside Singapore, provided they are now residents and not employed or self-employed overseas at the child’s birth.
• Legal marriage to the child’s mother is required during conception or within 12 months post-birth.
• Eligibility exceptions include being on unpaid leave for 12 months post-birth or employment termination by contract completion or retrenchment.

For Fathers of Stillborn Children

• Eligibility is extended to stillbirths occurring on or after November 1, 2021, with similar citizenship, marriage, and employment prerequisites as for live births.

For Adoptive Fathers

• Applicable to those not biologically related to the child, with the FIA date on or after January 1, 2021.
• The child must be under 12 months old at the FIA date and, if not a Singapore citizen, have a dependent’s pass issued with either parent being a Singapore citizen since then.
• Employment or self-employment requirements mirror those for natural fathers, including the 90-day work prerequisite prior to the FIA date.