The Public Trustee’s Office will take steps to verify the beneficiaries stated in the application based on available information and records. The Public Trustee’s Office will seek clarification from the Beneficiary Representative should there be a discrepancy between the information submitted and our records.

The onus is on the Beneficiary Representative to fully disclose the information of all the beneficiaries for the Public Trustee’s Office to ascertain their consent. In circumstances where the Beneficiary Representative failed to disclose a beneficiary (and no records of the beneficiary are observed in the Public Trustee’s records) and the latter comes forth to claim his / her entitlement of the CPF monies that has been paid to the Beneficiary Representative, the beneficiary will be directed to the Beneficiary Representative to resolve the matter in private. Actions may also be taken against the Beneficiary Representative for making a false declaration.