Am I eligible for the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme?

You will be eligible for the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme if you:

i.    are a Singapore Citizen;

ii.   are at least 30 years old or older on 31 December of the Work Year or are a person with disability of any age;

iii.  earn a gross monthly income¹ of at least $500², but not more than $2,500 for the month worked and in the past 12 months³ (average gross monthly income) as an employee; or have an average monthly income of at least $500, but not more than $2,500 as a Self-Employed Person (SEP).

If you are an SEP, you are also required to declare your Net Trade Income (NTI) and make your MediSave contributions to be eligible for WIS.

iv.   live in a property with an annual value⁴ of $21,000 and below from Work Year 2024 ($13,000 and below for WY2023), assessed as at 31 December of the preceding year;

v.    own not more than one property; and

vi.   if you are married, 

• you and your spouse together own not more than one property; and
• the assessable income of your spouse does not exceed $70,000 for the preceding Year of Assessment.

For work done in Work Year 2022 and earlier:

You will be eligible for Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme if you:

i.      are a Singapore Citizen;

ii.     are at least 35 years old as of 31 December of the Work Year;

iii.    and earned a gross monthly income¹ of not more than $2,300 for the month worked and in the past 12 months³ (average gross monthly income) as an employee; or had an average monthly income of not more than $2,300 as a Self-Employed Person (SEP).

If you are an SEP, you are also required to declare your Net Trade Income (NTI) and make your MediSave contributions to be eligible for WIS.

 iv.    live in a property with an annual value⁴ of $13,000 and below, assessed as at 31 December of the previous year;

 v.     own not more than one property; and

 vi.     if you are married, 

• you and your spouse together own not more than one property; and
• the assessable income of your spouse does not exceeds $70,000 for the previous Year of Assessment.

Please refer to this link to find out your WIS eligibility status. WIS will be enhanced in 2025. For the updated eligibility criteria from 2025, please refer to our FAQs here. 

¹Includes basic salary and extra wages such as overtime pay, commissions and bonuses

²Persons 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 WIS, even if they earn less than $500. Eligible caregivers have started receiving concessionary WIS for Work Year 2023 onwards.

³Defined as income earned in the past 12-month period ÷ Total number of months worked in the past 12-month period

⁴Annual value is the estimated gross annual rent of the property if it were to be rented out, excluding furniture, furnishings and maintenance fees. It is determined based on estimated market rentals of similar or comparable properties.

This information provided here is sourced from the CPF website.