Overview of EC Eligibility Conditions

Family nucleus

You will need to qualify for the EC under one of these eligibility schemes:

• Public Scheme
• Fiancé/Fiancée Scheme
• Orphans Scheme
• Joint Singles Scheme

Citizenship

• You must be a Singapore Citizen
• At least 1 other applicant must be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
• All singles must be Singapore Citizens if applying under the Joint Singles Scheme

Age

• At least 21 years old
• At least 35 years old, if applying under the Joint Singles Scheme

Income ceiling

Your household income must not exceed ^{^}$16,000 income ceiling.

Property ownership

• You do not own other property overseas or locally, or have not disposed of any within the last 30 months
• You have not bought a new HDB/ DBSS flat or EC, or received a CPF Housing Grant before; or, have only bought 1 of these properties/ received 1 CPF Housing Grant thus far