Building A Resilient & Skilled Workforce

Uplifting Lower-Wage Workers

  • Raise Local Qualifying Salary to $1,800 from Jul 2026
  • Extend and enhance Progressive Wage Credit Scheme
  • Enhance basic tier of Workfare Skills Support

Strengthening Assurance for Mid-Career Workers & Seniors

  • Expand coverage of SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme to more industry-relevant courses
  • Extend Senior Employment Credit to 2027

Updating Foreign Worker Policies

  • Raise minimum qualifying salary to $6,000 for Employment Pass and $3,600 for S Pass from 2027
  • Adjust Work Permit levies from 2028

Taking SkillsFuture Forward

  • Merge SkillsFuture Singapore and Workforce Singapore into a new statutory board

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