CPFB | Silver Support Scheme

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Overview
Eligibility
Payment quantum
Payment schedule
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Overview

About the Silver Support Scheme

SSS is part of a wide range of schemes that the Government has put in place in recent years to give seniors greater assurance in retirement.

Eligibility

Who’s eligible for the Silver Support Scheme

There’s no need to apply for SSS. Eligible seniors who receive a notification letter in December each year automatically receive payments every quarter in the following year. If you’re a Singapore Citizen aged 65 and above, you qualify if you meet the following criteria:

Low lifetime wages

The total CPF contributions you made by age 55 didn’t exceed $140,000. Total CPF contributions refer to the total sum in your Ordinary and Special accounts, including amounts withdrawn for housing, education, and investment.

If you’re self-employed, your average annual net trade income didn’t exceed $27,600 when you were between the ages of 45 and 54.

Housing type

You live in a 1- to 5-room Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat. You don’t own, or have a spouse who owns, a 5-room or larger HDB flat or private property, or multiple properties.

Low household income

You live in a household with a monthly income per person of not more than $1,800.

Payment quantum

Your SSS payouts

If you’re eligible, you’ll receive SSS payouts every quarter, depending on your household monthly income per person, and the type of HDB flat you live in. If you live in a smaller flat, you’ll receive higher payouts.

HDB flat type	Payout per quarter^
HDB flat type	Household earns ≤$1,300 per person	Household earns $1,301-$1,800 per person
1- and 2-Room	$900	$450
3-Room	$720	$360
4-Room	$540	$270
5-Room* *Live in and don’t own a 5-room HDB flat.	$360	$180
^Singaporeans aged 65 and above who receive ComCare Long-Term Assistance (LTA) will get a SSS payout of $360 per quarter, regardless of flat type.

Payment schedule

SSS is paid out every quarter

If you’re eligible, you’ll start receiving payments in the financial quarter you turn age 65. The following table shows when you can expect to receive payments throughout the year:

Payout date	For period
31 December of the preceding year	January – March
31 March	April – June
30 June	July – September
30 September	October – December

Reminder

We encourage you to update your bank account details via the SSS portal.

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