副总理兼财政部长王瑞杰表示,公积金基本存款(Basic Retirement Sum),每年增加三巴仙,这意味着,明年和后年满55岁的国人,基本存款将增至9万3000元和9万6000元。

他表示,公积金没有风险利率,很多国人都为配偶或父母,迄今填补额多达10亿元。对于不符合基本存款条件的55岁到70岁低收入国人,将享有补贴,政府将为国人存入公积金退休户头的一元对一元现金填补(Matched Retirement Savings Scheme)。

预计有43万5千人将从上述计划受惠,每年补助顶限为600元。

虽然公积金良好,不过王瑞杰称,一些年长者没有家庭支持,而乐龄补贴计划进行5年应进行检讨(Silver Support Scheme)。

对于那些住在较小型组屋的年长者,他宣布该计划每三个月的补贴金额,将提高20巴仙至900元。

他预计有额外10万乐龄人士可从中受惠,补贴数额也预计增一倍,至大约6亿2000万元。

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