Singapore legislation
Regulation 8AE
of Central Provident Fund (Revised Workfare Income Supplement Scheme) Regulations 2016
Regulation 8AE
Eligible self‑employed person
Subregulation 1
A member is an eligible self‑employed person for a relevant year (that is 2025 or later) if the member —
worked as a self‑employed person (other than a platform worker) in any month or months in the relevant year; and
satisfies the following requirements, except any requirement that is waived under regulation 10:
the requirements in regulation 8AF;
the member has notified income for the relevant year;
the member’s average monthly income computed in accordance with regulation 8AG(2) is at least $500 and not more than $3,000;
the member pays every contribution which the member must pay under section 9A of the Act, for the relevant year, in accordance with paragraph (2);
the member pays an additional contribution to the member’s medisave account, for the relevant year, in accordance with regulation 8AJ.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)(iv), the contribution for the relevant year must be paid on or before 31 December of the second year after that year.
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)(v), the additional contribution for the relevant year must be paid on or before 31 December of the second year after that year.
Subregulation 4
To avoid doubt —
paragraph (1) applies whether or not the member also worked as an employee, a platform worker or both in any month or months in the relevant year; and
a member’s eligibility to receive any benefit under the Scheme for a relevant year as an eligible self‑employed person is, if he or she also worked as an employee or a platform worker or both in any part of the relevant year, assessed after the member’s eligibility for each relevant month in that year under regulation 8AA, 8AB, 8AC or 8AD, as the case may be.