The enhancements to the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS), which took effect from 2025 onwards, are as follows:

 

(i) Qualifying monthly wage cap raised from $2,500 to $3,000¹. This takes into account the wage growth of Singaporeans.

 

(ii) Higher WIS payments of up to $4,900 per year. Payments depend on age, wages and employment type (e.g. employees, self-employed persons or platform workers). The payments have been enhanced for all age groups. Eligible employees can receive up to $4,900 per year, an increase from $4,200 (refer to table below). Older workers and persons with disabilities will continue to receive the highest payments. Payments for self-employed persons are set at two-thirds of employee payments and will be correspondingly increased. 

 

¹ In addition, the worker must earn an average gross monthly wage of not more than $3,000 in the past 12 months.

 

 

Age group	For work done from 1 Jan 2023	For work done from 1 Jan 2025
30-34	$2,100	$2,450
35-44	$3,000	$3,500
45-59	$3,600	$4,200
60 and above	$4,200	$4,900
Persons with disabilities will receive the same amount as those aged 60 and above.

 

* The payment amounts depend on actual wages. The payments for self-employed persons (SEPs) are set at two-thirds of employee payments. Platform workers will continue to receive the same amount of WIS as SEPs from 2025 to 2028.

(iii) All eligible platform workers will receive WIS monthly (instead of annually) from March 2025 (for work done from January 2025 onwards). This is because platform operators will deduct CPF contributions from platform workers as they earn and submit them to CPF Board monthly starting from 2025 onwards. This includes MediSave contributions for those who do not opt in to increased CPF contributions.