The government should start applying some pressures for the locals to get married. They should introduce policies as they have always done with the other problems in Singapore. Apply a FINE/CPF/investment scheme to it. Lets call it the Single's contribution scheme,SCS. For every year, above the age of 25, if you are not married, an extra 5% would be introduced into your CPF. This would ensure that Singaporeans that do not get married, would be able to "provide" for themselves a "companion",maid,home carer, in their retiring days to take care of them. After they are married. This extra 5% fund accumulated in their interest bearing CPF fund, would be diverted into the Child Bearing Fund, CBF. For every year that the couple do not have children, they would contribute $1K to the fund, till the age of retirement, which is subject to change. 1st child allowable withdrawal limit is 10% of fund, 2nd, 50%, 3rd 100%. If the couple do not have any children during their married life, the funds will be allowed to be withdrawn at retirement age, which is again subject to change. Of course this only applies to the vast majority of Singaporean. PAP, glasslooters and MIWs and individual that earn more then $1million a year would not be subject to this. As they have the competencies and know how to determine how many children they can have. Please also remember, for your own individual good, the government is doing this for your own benefit.