Guide to MediSave Grant for Newborns (MGN), Child Development Account (CDA) & Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA)

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https://pwlcm.wordpress.com/2022/01/06/acronym-cpf/

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There are a few schemes where the government is putting money directly or indirectly into your CPF Accounts when you are young.

MediSave Grant for Newborns (MGN)

All Singapore Citizen newborns are credited with a $4,000 MediSave Grant for Newborns (MSN) in their CPF MediSave Account (MA):
https://www.madeforfamilies.gov.sg/support-measures/raising-your-child/healthcare/medisave-grant-for-newborns

Child Development Account (CDA)

As part of the Baby Bonus Scheme, all Singapore Citizen newborns would have a special savings account known as Child Development Account (CDA) opened and credited with the CDA First Step Grant of $3,000:
https://www.msf.gov.sg/policies/Strong-and-Stable-Families/Supporting-Families/Pages/Baby-Bonus-Scheme.aspx#CDA

After that, your parents can deposit money in your CDA, and there would be dollar-for-dollar Government Co-Matching for each dollar deposited, up to the stipulated caps according to your birth order:

Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA)

When you turn 12 years old, your CDA would be closed and any unused CDA balance would be transferred to another account known as Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA):
https://www.moe.gov.sg/financial-matters/psea

The PSEA balance will earn interest pegged to the CPF OA, which is currently 2.5% p.a., but the extra 1% interest on the first $20,000 in the CPF OA will not apply to the PSEA.

When you turn 31 years old, your PSEA would be closed and any unused PSEA balance would be transferred to your CPF OA.

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Author: Tan Choong Hwee

My name is Tan Choong Hwee, a Singapore Citizen with education and career background in engineering. Over the years I have developed strong interests in personal wealth management and now working in Providend, a Wealth Advisory firm.

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