Data on Eligible Beneficiaries under Intestacy Laws Accessing CPF Nomination Information of Deceased Members, and Prevailing Verification Process

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Acting Minister for Manpower (a) since February 2024, in how many cases of death of a CPF member have eligible beneficiaries under intestacy laws accessed information on nominations made by the deceased member; and (b) whether the prevailing access process automatically recognises eligible beneficiaries or requires case-by-case verification.

Ms Jasmin Lau: To simplify post-death handling of Central Provident Fund (CPF) matters for families, CPF nominees and eligible individuals under intestacy and Muslim inheritance laws can access CPF account information of a deceased member including nominations. This is in line with established estate administration processes.

While nominees can access the deceased member's CPF account information automatically, eligible beneficiaries who are non-nominees must submit a request to CPF Board for access, along with the required supporting information to establish their relationship with the deceased under the relevant intestacy laws. These safeguards for non-nominees serve to protect the member's CPF account information.

Since 1 February 2024, the account information of around 2,500 deceased CPF members has been provided to eligible non-nominee family members. We do not track access by nominees.