Eligibility Assessment of Participants under SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance Scheme

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis, Sengkang GRC

Question

To ask the Minister for Education under the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance scheme, whether short-term or part-time work that have been undertaken by participants in the latest 12 months before the course start date are taken into account in determining the training allowance, particularly for individuals who have been retrenched or are already undergoing a career transition.

[Note: Redirected from MOM to MOE.]

Response

1. The SkillsFuture Mid-Career Training Allowance is computed using the latest 12 months of available earned income data from Government records, such as Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions, and Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) income records. Income earned from short-term or part-time work that is reflected in Government records will be taken into account for the computation of Training Allowance.