Statistics of Eligibility of Enabling Employment Credit Employers and Barriers Preventing Greater Uptake
Ministry of Social and Family DevelopmentSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat’s inquiry regarding the utilization of the Enabling Employment Credit (EEC), hiring barriers for persons with disabilities, and additional measures to achieve the 2030 employment target. Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli B M M explained that employers are automatically enrolled in the EEC scheme based on Central Provident Fund contributions for eligible resident employees earning under $4,000 monthly. The Minister noted that a Taskforce on Assurance for Families with Persons with Disabilities will develop recommendations to strengthen workplace support and resilience. These efforts aim to raise the employment rate from 34.7% in the 2024-2025 period to 40% by 2030. Existing measures also address challenges faced by special needs young adults to ensure they can secure and retain employment.
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34 Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) of the employers eligible for the Enabling Employment Credit, what proportion have utilised it; (b) what are the main barriers preventing greater uptake; and (c) given the target of 40% employment rate for persons with disabilities by 2030 versus the current 32.7%, what additional measures are planned to close this gap.
Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M: Employers who hire resident persons with disabilities earning less than $4,000 per month are eligible for the Enabling Employment Credit and will be automatically enrolled in the scheme based on their Central Provident Fund contributions to these employees.
The Member may refer to the written reply we had given on 14 October 2025 on addressing challenges that prevent special needs young adults from securing and retaining employment, which mentions the barriers faced by employers in hiring persons with disabilities and measures put in place to support them and persons with disabilities. [Please refer to "Addressing Challenges that Prevent Special Needs Young Adults from Securing and Retaining Employment", Official Report, 14 October 2025, Vol 96, Issue 7, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]
The Taskforce on Assurance for Families with Persons with Disabilities, announced in December 2025, will also study and develop recommendations to further strengthen support for employers and build resilience for persons with disabilities in the workplace.
Taken together, these measures will support our continued efforts to raise the employment rate of resident persons with disabilities aged 15 to 64 to 40% by 2030, from 34.7% for the period of 2024 to 2025.