Singapore 3 Or More policy

Singapore 3 Or More policy

1. Other ways to get people to have

   • It didn't work
   • Offer better jobs to those people who abide by this policy
   • More money spent towards education
   • Extended maternity/ paternity leave for both parents
     • Paid maternity leave
   • Fully paid hospital care all throughout the pregnancy
   • The more children you have, the more money you get from the Government

2. Why does the Government need to encourage people in Singapore to have more babies?

   • Not enough people working or paying tax
   • Not enough young people to support the elderly
   • Elderly need looking after
   • Increased strain on hospitals and GP's
   • Fewer people in the army
     • Weakened force

3. How did the 3 or more policy start?

   • After WW1, birth rates rapidly increased and death rates decreased
     • By 1957, birth rates rose to the highest ever recorded in Singapore.
       • In 1970, the 'stop at two' policy was introduced, discouraging families to have more than two children
         • In 1986, the Government reversed their policy and introduced the '3 or more' policy due to rapid population increase
           • Even though people were offered cash incentives to get people to have more children.
             • In 2012, Singapore's fertility rate fell to 1.20 children per woman
               • This is one of the lowest fertility rates in the world

4. What is Optimum Population?

   • The size of population which is most favourable to the people for the level of resources and technology in an area

5. What is Underpopulation?

   • Too few people to use all the resources available

6. What is Overpopulation?

   • Too many people to be supported by the country's resources and income