Breakdown of Senior Employment Credit Beneficiaries by Age Group over Past Three Years

Dr Wan Rizal asked the Acting Minister for Manpower for the last three years, how many workers benefited from the Senior Employment Credit annually with a breakdown by age group of (i) 60 to 64 years (ii) 65 to 69 years and (iii) 70 years and above.

Ms Jasmin Lau: The Senior Employment Credit (SEC) is paid to employers who hire Singaporean workers aged 60 and above, to help employers adjust to the higher statutory retirement and re-employment ages. In 2025, over 349,000 unique workers aged 60 and above qualified for SEC support.

Table 1 shows the annual breakdown by age group, from 2023 to 2025.