CPFB | Retirement sums and Silver Support

Retirement sums and Silver Support

As of Dec 2023

More members are able to set aside their retirement sums at age 55

Members who set aside the Required Retirement Sum (RRS) refers to those who either set aside the Full Retirement Sum in cash, or set aside the Basic Retirement Sum (BRS) and owned a property

Year	2021	2022	2023
Active members who set aside BRS	67%	69%	70%
All members who set aside BRS	56%	58%	60%
Active members who set aside FRS	47%	49%	49%
All members who set aside FRS	37%	40%	40%
Active members who set aside RRS	65%	67%	68%
All members who set aside RRS	53%	55%	57%

Population of active and all CPF members (age 55)

Year	2021	2022	2023
No. of active CPF members at age 55	40,500	40,200	40,000
Total no. of CPF members at age 55	61,700	59,500	59,100

Notes:

CPF member: A person with positive CPF balance.
Active CPF member: A person with at least one CPF contribution paid for the current or any of the preceding three months. Excludes self-employed who are not employees concurrently.

Why are more active members able to set aside the retirement sum, compared to all members?

Among all CPF members who did not set aside the retirement sums, some are self-employed and not required to contribute beyond MediSave.

The remaining may have been economically inactive (e.g. home makers) or not in regular employment before age 55 and thus not able to accumulate CPF savings consistently. These members are likely to have other means outside of CPF to fund their retirement such as private savings, family support and housing asset.

Members are encouraged to continue to save actively for their retirement via the Retirement Sum Topping-Up Scheme. The Matched Retirement Savings Scheme will also help senior Singaporeans who have yet to meet the retirement sums save more for retirement.

In addition to CPF savings, about 260,000 seniors who are in need received Silver Support payments in 2023 to supplement their retirement income.

Find out more about the Retirement Sum Topping-Up Scheme Find out more about the Matched Retirement Savings Scheme

Strengthened support for seniors who are in need through Silver Support

The Silver Support Scheme provides quarterly payments to seniors aged 65 and above who had low incomes during their working years and now have less in retirement. This includes full-time caregivers who were not able to work much when they were younger.

Silver Support payments disbursed