1. What is the main purpose of each account?
- Junior Saver Account (JSA): Designed to help children learn good savings habits and manage money independently with attractive interest rates.
- Child Development Account (CDA): A government-initiated savings scheme to support a child’s healthcare and education expenses, with dollar-for-dollar matching by the government (up to specified caps).
2. What are the interest rates?
- Junior Saver Account (JSA): Earns up to 2.50% p.a.* on savings.
- Child Development Account (CDA): Interest rates vary by bank (typically ~0.05% to 2.4% p.a., depending on the provider).
Rates of the Junior Saver Account (JSA) and Child Development Account (CDA) are accurate as at 15 September 2025 and are subject to change without prior notice. CDA rates are based on the publicly available rates of the local banks' CDA accounts in Singapore as at 15 September 2025.
3. Are there fees or minimum balance requirements?
- Junior Saver Account (JSA): No fall-below fees and no lock-in period.
- Child Development Account (CDA): No fees, but funds are restricted for approved uses only.
4. Can I withdraw money freely?
- Junior Saver Account (JSA): Yes. Withdrawals for In-Trust account can only be performed at CIMB Branch, just like a normal savings account.
- Child Development Account (CDA): No. Funds can only be used at approved institutions (for example, registered childcare centres and kindergartens, specified healthcare institutions, etc.).
Withdrawals for In-Trust account can only be performed at CIMB branch and can be done by parent only.
5. Are there any rewards for opening the account?
- Junior Saver Account (JSA): Receive a S$100^ ActionCity voucher when you open an account online.
- Child Development Account (CDA): Eligible for government matching contributions, depending on the amount deposited and child’s birth order.
6. Who can open the account?
- Junior Saver Account (JSA): Parents/guardians can open for children below 16 years old.
- Child Development Account (CDA): Opened automatically for Singapore citizen children upon birth registration (parents choose which bank to maintain the CDA with).
7. Which account is better for everyday savings?
- Junior Saver Account (SA): Great for building daily savings and teaching kids money management with easy access to funds.
- Child Development Account (CDA): Best suited for long-term support of education and healthcare expenses, not for daily withdrawals.
Information relating to the Child Development Account in this FAQ is based on the information on the following website accessed on 15 September 2025:
Child Development Co-Savings (Baby Bonus) Scheme
Whilst the Bank has taken all reasonable care to ensure that the information herein has been compiled from sources believed to be reliable and is not untrue or misleading at the time of this FAQ, the Bank assumes no responsibility and makes no representations or warranties, of any kind, as to the accuracy or completeness of this FAQ and this FAQ does not purport to contain all the information that a recipient
Information is accurate as at 15 September 2025
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