You are eligible for the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme:  

  

(i) if you are a Singapore Citizen; 

  

(ii) if you are at least 30 years old or older as of 31 December of the work year, or a person with disabilities of any age; 

 

(iii) earn a gross monthly income¹ of at least $500², and not more than $3,000 (previously $2,500 for work done in 2023 and 2024) for the month worked as an employee; 

  

(iv) earn an average gross monthly income of not more than $3,000 in the past 12 months³ (previously $2,500 for work done in 2023 and 2024) as an employee; 

 

(iii) earn an average monthly income of at least $500², and not more than $2,500 (from Work Year 2025 onwards, the qualifying monthly wage cap will be raised to $3,000); 

  

(iv) have declared your net trade income and contributed to your MediSave in full;   

 

(iii) earn a monthly income (including net earnings from platform work) of at least $500², and not more than $3,000 (from Work Year 2025 onwards) for the month worked; 

  

(iv) earn an average monthly income (including net earnings from platform work) of not more than $3,000 (from Work Year 2025 onwards) in the past 12 months³ (average gross monthly income); 

 

(v) live in a property with an annual value⁴ of $21,000 and below ($13,000 and below for Work Years 2023 and 2024), assessed as at 31 December of the preceding year; 

  

(vi) own not more than one property⁵; and 

  

(vii) if you are married, 

  

Please log in to our e-services using your Singpass to check your WIS eligibility status. 

 

¹Gross monthly income includes basic salary and additional  wages such as overtime pay, commissions and bonuses  

  

² Persons 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 have been medically certified to have permanent moderate to severe disabilities) will qualify for concessionary WIS, even if they earn less than $500. Please click this FAQ for more information on the eligibility criteria for the concessionary WIS. 

  

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

  

⁴ For more information on AV computation, please visit the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) website. 

 

⁵ All types of properties e.g. Housing & Development Board flat, private property and non-residential property, are taken into account in determining the eligibility for Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme.