NUMBER OF COUPLES UTILISING THEIR MEDISAVE ACCOUNTS FOR ASSISTED CONCEPTION PROCEDURES

NOTICE PAPER NO. 3508

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 6 MARCH 2025

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang

MP for Nee Soon GRC

Question No. 6629

To ask the Minister for Health in each year for the past five years, how many couples have for the purpose of Assisted Conception Procedures utilised (i) below $5,000 (ii) $5,000 to below $10,000 (iii) $10,000 to below $15,000 and (iv) the maximum of $15,000 from their MediSave accounts.

Answer

1        A breakdown of the utilisation of the lifetime limit is as follows:

Table 1:  Breakdown of cumulative utilisation amongst couples who tapped on

ACP limit between 2019 and 2023 (%)*

*The same couple may transition across the utilisation bands as they may tap on ACP limits over multiple years