As eligibility is not based on working hours, even if you are a part-time or ad-hoc platform worker, you can qualify for the Platform Workers CPF Transition Support (PCTS) as long as you meet the following criteria at the point of assessment:

 

• Singapore Citizen only;
• Born in 1995 or later; or born before 1995 and opted in to increase your CPF contributions;
• Net income from platform work and other employment sources does not exceed $3,000 for the month (Net income refers to gross earnings minus the Fixed Expense Deduction Amount); and
• Have an increase in your share of CPF contributions to the Ordinary and Special or Retirement Accounts as compared to the previous year.

As PCTS is intended to offset the increase in CPF contributions, a platform worker will not receive PCTS for the months where his net earnings for a platform operator are $500 or less, as he does not have to make his own share of CPF contributions.

 

In addition, platform workers above a certain age will also not receive PCTS, as they will not experience an increase in their own share of CPF contributions. Learn more via this link.