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May 26, 2024 · CPF LIFE Estimator. This tool is designed to help members between age 55 and 79 estimate their CPF LIFE monthly payouts based on their desired retirement lifestyle. As CPF LIFE is a longevity insurance annuity scheme, its main feature is the life-long payouts and not the bequest amount that nominees can receive upon member’s demise.
CPF LIFE is a national scheme that provides you with monthly payouts no matter how long you live, so you never have to worry. Learn about the benefits, plans, options, and ways to manage your CPF LIFE scheme.
Calculators to help you with retirement, housing, healthcare and other CPF-related matters.
- What Is CPF Life? How Is It Different from CPF Minimum Sum?
- Am I Eligible For CPF Life? How Do I Sign Up?
- How Much CPF Savings Do I Need to Join CPF Life?
- Can I Withdraw The Rest of My CPF?
- How Much CPF Life Payouts Will I Get When I Retire?
- What If I Want Higher CPF Life Payouts?
- What Happens to My CPF Life When You Die?
- Can I Opt Out of CPF Life?
- How to Supplement CPF Life with My Own Retirement Plan?
CPF LIFE (Lifelong Income For the Elderly) is the current incarnation of the Central Provident Fund’s retirement scheme. Previously, the retirement scheme was called the CPF Minimum Sum Scheme, later renamed as the CPF Retirement Sum Scheme. The old scheme is being phased out, so CPF LIFE will be the default schemefor most of us. But in case you’re...
Can’t wait to sign up for CPF LIFE? Chill out. There’s no need to look for a sign-up link frantically, because, guess what, you’ll be automatically enrolled in the scheme! Anyone who meets these criteria will be auto-enrolled in CPF LIFE: 1. Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident 2. Born on 1 January 1958 and after 3. At least $60,000 in your CPF ...
Here’s where things get slightly complicated. There is no minimum amount of CPF savings you need to join CPF LIFE. I repeat: There is no minimum sum required to join CPF LIFE. But if you join CPF LIFE with only a small amount of CPF savings, you’ll get correspondingly small monthly payouts. Which may defeat the purpose of a retirement plan. Here’s ...
There’s no minimum required to join CPF LIFE… but there IS a minimum sum you cannot touch when you reach age 55. Meaning you cannot withdraw your CPF savings to buy a private island. Sorry. This “can-see-but-cannot-touch” money is called the CPF Retirement Sum. Actually there are 3 Retirement Sums: Basic, Full (Basic x 2), and Enhanced (Basic x 3, ...
Now let’s move on to how much you can actually get from CPF LIFE and when you can actually see the money. First, I need to emphasise that you will only start getting CPF LIFE payouts from age 65(you can defer this payout age up to age 70). So if you retire before 65, you’ll need some kind of income stream until then. With that out of the way, CPF L...
If you’ve done the calculations and found your projected CPF LIFE payouts rather dismaying, there are 2 ways to boost them from within CPF.
Receiving monthly payouts for life sounds very well and good, but what if you die shortly after you start receiving CPF LIFE payouts? Apart from the tragedy of dying while there’s so much life ahead of you, there’s also the matter of what happens to the payouts you were supposed to get. Before you start posting on Facebook about the evils of CPF—no...
Most of us will be automatically placed on CPF LIFE once we retire, whether we like it or not. Is there any way to opt out of the scheme? Yes, you actually can—if you buy your own retirement insurance (a.k.a. private annuity) plan. In fact, you can be exempted from the CPF Retirement Sum as well. But not just any plan will do. To apply for exemptio...
There is a maximum for CPF LIFE: It’s pegged to the Enhanced Retirement Sum ($308,700 this year). So for those who are 55 this year, the highest CPF LIFE payout is $2,260 a month based on the CPF LIFE Estimator. And that’s for the Standard plan. If you opt for the Escalating plan, it will be even lower. If you’re used to a $3,000/month lifestyle an...
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Mar 12, 2024 · Thankfully, there’s the official CPF LIFE Estimator to calculate ballpark figures for your monthly payouts. Key in your sex, current age, desired payout plan, and estimated CPF-RA amount before running the Estimator.
Mar 2, 2022 · Use the CPF LIFE Estimator to calculate the amount you need, then top up your Retirement Account before you join. Hang on, does that mean you can withdraw the rest of your CPF?
Oct 18, 2022 · Learn how to estimate your monthly payouts and bequest amount based on your retirement sum, CPF LIFE plan and deferment option. Compare the Standard, Basic and Escalating plans and see how they affect your CPF LIFE benefit illustration.
