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About 4 in 5 CPF members who passed away in 2022 had made a CPF nomination

Number of deceased members

Number and proportion of deceased members with nomination
Legend for number and proportion of deceased members with nomination

Notes:

  1. The larger increases in the number of deceased members from 2021 to 2022 were due to the higher mortality rates amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Numbers based on CPF members only, and those aged 16 and above who are allowed to make CPF nominations.

Providing for and allowing loved ones to receive CPF savings swiftly, are the top reasons why members make a CPF nomination

Members’ top 5 reasons for making a CPF nomination

The top 5 reasons why members make a CPF nomination.

Source: Survey conducted at CPF Nomination Booth at MSF Pre-Planning Campaign Roadshow in July 2023

Younger members who passed away were less likely to have a CPF nomination. 2 in 5 members who passed away before age 65 in 2022 had no nomination.

Breakdown of deceased CPF members with and without CPF nominations by age

The proportion of deceased members with and without CPF nominations, by their age (i.e., age below 65 and age 65 and above).

Notes:

  1. Breakdown as at end December 2022.
  2. From 2012 onwards, only CPF members aged 16 and above are allowed to make CPF nominations.

Balances left by CPF members without nominations have increased over the past 3 years, with younger members leaving behind more

Median CPF balance of deceased members without CPF nominations

The balances left by CPF members in terms of their age (below 65, 65 and above and 85 and above), with those below 65 leaving behind more.

Notes:

  1. Figures rounded to the nearest hundred.
What happens if I did not make a nomination?

Making a nomination is free, and CPF, upon your demise, distributes nominated CPF monies, according to your wishes, generally within five weeks from notification.

If you do not make a nomination, your CPF savings will instead be transferred to the Public Trustee's Office (PTO) for distribution to your family member(s) in accordance with the intestacy laws or inheritance certificate (for Muslims) in Singapore.

The PTO also deducts a fee from your un-nominated CPF savings before distributing it to your beneficiaries. The distribution process can also take up to six months.

Find out more from PTO
More than half of the nominations received in 2022 were made online

Prepare the following to make an online nomination:

  1. Your Singpass
  2. Your nominees’ NRIC particulars
  3. Two witnesses’ NRIC particulars (your witnesses must have Singpass)
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Statistics on CPF nominations

View data in Excel (XLSX, 18KB)