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Who are the family members eligible to access the CPF account information of a deceased CPF member?


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Family members, as defined under the Intestacy or Inheritance law distribution rules, will be eligible to access the information.
 
a. If the deceased member is a Muslim:
The eligible family members under the Muslim Inheritance law will be based on the Certificate of Inheritance issued by the Syariah Court.
 
b. If the deceased member is a non-Muslim:
The eligible family members will be based on the Intestate Succession Act distribution rules, in the following order:
 
If the deceased member hasEligible family members will be
Spouse and childrenSpouse and children[1]
No spouseChildren[1]
No childrenSpouse and parent
No children
No parent
Spouse
No spouse
No children
Parents
No spouse
No children
No parents
Siblings[2]
No spouse
No children
No parents
No siblings
Grandparents
No spouse
No children
No parents
No siblings
No grandparents
Uncles and aunts
[1] If children have passed away, the eligible family members will be their children
(i.e. Grandchildren) instead.

[2] If siblings have passed away, the eligible family members will be their children
(i.e. Nephews and nieces) instead.

This information is sourced from CPF


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