Employers of PWDs will continue to receive a SEC of up to 16% of the PWD's monthly income, regardless of age.
In addition, employers of older PWDs aged 65 and above who would not be covered by the new re-employment age of 67, i.e. individuals born before 1 July 1952 and those above age 67 on 1 July 2017, will receive a further SEC enhancement of up to 6%. This increases the SEC quantum to up to 22% of the monthly wage for these PWDs.
The SEC/ASEC payout formula for PWDs from 1 January to 31 December 2019 and extended period of 1 January to 31 December 2020 is as follows :
Income of employee in a given month ($) |
SEC/ASEC for the month ($) for employers who hire Singaporean PWDs1 |
Aged 13 and above but below 65 (i.e. >=13yrs 0mths and <=64yrs 11mths) |
Aged between 65 and 67 (i.e. >=65yrs 0mths and <67yrs 0mths) | Aged 67 and above (i.e. >=67yrs 0mths) |
Born on or after 1 July 1952 |
Born before 1 July 1952 |
Up to 1,500 | 16% of wage | 16% of wage | 22% of wage | 22% of wage |
> 1,500 to 3,000 | 240 | 240 | 330 | 330 |
> 3,000 to 4,000 |
960 - (0.24*wage) |
960 - (0.24*wage) | 1,320 - (0.33*wage) | 1,320 - (0.33*wage) |
1 The person with disabilities must be supported by SG Enable to qualify. Disabilities covered by SG Enable are autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, physical impairment, hearing impairment and visual impairment. If you have queries on the disabilities as covered by SG Enable, you may refer to www.sgenable.sg or contact SG Enable at: 1800-8585 885.
The amount of monthly SEC employers will receive from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020 is in the table below.
Income of employee in a given month ($) |
SEC/ASEC for the month ($) for employers who hire Singaporean PWDs2 |
Aged 13 and above but below 65 [Up to 16% SEC] |
Aged between 65 and 67 |
Aged 67 and above [Up to 22% SEC] |
Born on or after 1 July 1952 [Up to 16% SEC] |
Born before 1 July 1952 [Up to 22% SEC] |
500 | 80.00 | 80.00 | 110.00 | 110.00 |
1,000 | 160.00 | 160.00 | 220.00 | 220.00 |
1,500 | 240.00 | 240.00 | 330.00 | 330.00 |
2,000 | 240.00 | 240.00 | 330.00 | 330.00 |
2,500 | 240.00 | 240.00 | 330.00 | 330.00 |
3,000 | 240.00 | 240.00 | 330.00 | 330.00 |
3,250 | 180.00 | 180.00 | 247.50
| 247.50 |
3,500 | 120.00 | 120.00 | 165.00 | 165.00 |
3,750 | 60.00 | 60.00 | 82.50 | 82.50 |
≥4,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 The person with disabilities must be supported by SG Enable to qualify. Disabilities covered by SG Enable are autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, physical impairment, hearing impairment and visual impairment. If you have queries on the disabilities as covered by SG Enable, you may refer to www.sgenable.sg or contact SG Enable at: 1800-8585 885.
The SEC payout reduces linearly for monthly wages between $3,000 to $4,000.