Written Answer to PQ on Impact of caregiving on lifetime income and retirement adequacy and its effects across generations

NOTICE PAPER NO. 741 OF 2026 FOR THE SITTING ON OR AFTER 8 APRIL 2026
QUESTION NO. 1982 FOR ORAL ANSWER

MP: Ms Mariam Jaafar

To ask the Minister for Manpower whether the Government has quantified (i) the lifetime income and retirement adequacy impact of extended caregiving interruptions and (ii) how these effects may accumulate across generations.

Answer:

1. We are unable to and do not track whether, how long and how often individuals take employment breaks for caregiving as these are personal family arrangements. Hence, we are unable to quantify the specific impact of caregiving duties on lifetime income and retirement adequacy.