Singaporeans born in 1973 or earlier will receive the annual Earn and Save Bonus (ESB) if they meet the following criteria:
- Work and have an average monthly income of $500 to $6,000;
- Live in a residence with Annual Value (AV) of $31,000 and below; and
- Own not more than one property.
Eligibility for the ESB will be assessed annually, based on income from the preceding Year of Assessment (employment and trade income) as well as AV and property ownership as at 30 November of the preceding year*.
*For example, eligibility for the 2025 ESB payment will be assessed based on income in Year of Assessment 2024 as well as AV and property ownership as at 30 November 2024.
Average Monthly Income 1, 2 |
Annual Bonus 3 |
$500 to $2,500 |
$1,000 |
Above $2,500 to $3,500 |
$700 |
Above $3,500 to $6,000 |
$400 |
Notes:
1 For 2025 ESB payment, the Average Monthly income in year of assessment 2024 is defined as: Sum of employment and trade income earned in 2023 รท Total number of months worked in 2023
2 Persons with disabilities, workers who qualify for ComCare Short-to-Medium Term Assistance and caregivers of care recipients (generally include caregivers residing with care recipients who are medically certified to have permanent moderate to severe disabilities) will qualify for concessionary ESB of $400/year, even if they earn less than $500/month. Please refer to Earn and Save Bonus
FAQ for more information on the eligibility criteria for concessionary ESB.
3 Paid to the Retirement Account if it is available at crediting date. Otherwise, ESB will be paid to the Special Account. ESB will be paid to the Ordinary Account for citizens aged 55 and above who have set aside CPF savings to the amount of the
Full Retirement Sum(FRS), or the Basic Retirement Sum (BRS) with property.