Written Answer to PQ on Employment Assistance Payment

NOTICE PAPER NO. 557 FOR THE SITTING ON 2 MARCH 2026
QUESTION NO. 1131 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik

To ask the Minister for Manpower in each year of 2024 and 2025 (a) how many workers who reached the statutory retirement age were paid the Employment Assistance Payment (EAP) in lieu of being offered re-employment; and (b) what was the average quantum of EAP paid across these cases.

Answer:

In both 2024 and 2025, more than 98% of resident workers who reached the statutory retirement age and wished to continue working were offered re-employment. In 2024, 0.4% of these resident workers were paid the Employment Assistance Payment (EAP)¹ in lieu of being offered re-employment while in 2025, the corresponding proportion was 0.6%. The average EAP quantum was $12,300 in 2024 and $17,400 in 2025.