For the second quarter of 2022, CPF members below 55 years old will continue to earn interest rates of up to 3.5% per annum on their Ordinary Account (OA) monies, and up to 5% per annum on their Special and MediSave Account (SMA) monies. These interest rates include an extra 1% interest paid on the first $60,000 of a member’s combined balances (capped at $20,000 for OA).
For members aged 55 and above, the Government pays an extra 2% interest on the first $30,000 of their combined balances (capped at $20,000 for OA), and an extra 1% on the next $30,000. This means that they will earn up to 6% interest per annum on their retirement balances.
The extra interest paid to CPF members is part of the Government’s efforts to enhance the retirement savings for CPF members.
The extra interest received on the OA will go into the member’s Special Account (SA) or Retirement Account (RA) to enhance his or her retirement savings. If a member is above 55 years old and participates in the CPF LIFE scheme, the extra interest will still be earned on his or her combined balances, which includes the savings used for CPF LIFE.
Interest Rate for CPF Ordinary Account and HDB Concessionary Interest Rate
The OA interest rate will be maintained at 2.5% per annum from 1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022.
Correspondingly, the concessionary interest rate for HDB housing loans, which is pegged at 0.1% above the OA interest rate, will remain unchanged at 2.6% per annum from 1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022.
Interest Rate for Special and MediSave Accounts
The SMA interest rate will be maintained at 4% per annum from 1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022.
Interest Rate for Retirement Account
The RA interest rate will be maintained at 4% per annum from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, as announced on 27 September 2021.
For more information on CPF interest rates and their computation, please visit cpf.gov.sg/CPFInterestRates.
CPF members can visit cpf.gov.sg or contact CPF Board through cpf.gov.sg/writetous for enquiries.
