Who is eligible for the Matched Retirement Savings Scheme?

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You will be eligible for the Matched Retirement Savings Scheme (MRSS) for the year if you are a Singapore Citizen only, reside in Singapore and meet the following criteria.

Age	55 or above as of 31^st December of the year, Or Below 55 years old with disability status verified with the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF).
Below age 55: Ordinary and Special Account (OSA) Age 55 and above: *Retirement Account (RA) Savings^#**	Less than $110,200^{^}.
Average Monthly Income^#	Not more than $4,000. This covers majority of senior workers and Singaporeans with disabilities.
Annual Value of Residence^#	Not more than $21,000.
Property Ownership^#	Own not more than one property.

* RA savings refers to the RA balances (excluding amounts such as interest earned), plus retirement withdrawals and CPF LIFE premium deducted. If you are below 55 or turning 55 in the assessment year and your RA has not been created at the time we assess your eligibility, your total Special Account and Ordinary Account savings will be used for the eligibility assessment instead.

^{^} Basic Retirement Sum for 2026.

^# Previous year’s data is utilised to assess your eligibility as these are the latest data available

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