Last year, EPF introduced a scheme called Caruman Sukarela Insentif Persaraan (i-Saraan), designed to allow individuals with irregular monthly income or who are self-employed to save for their retirement while enjoying the same benefits as EPF members.
Why is i-Saraan Important in Malaysia?
Recently, the EPF revealed that out of Malaysia’s 22 million working-age population, 62% were self-employed, outside the formal labour force and not covered by any form of social protection. More and more people became freelancers, Grab drivers, commission-receiving agents, online business entrepreneurs nowadays...
So, this scheme definitely is a very good initiative by the Government to ensure that this group of people is able to achieve a certain level of savings upon reaching the retirement age. Forced saving is the best way to save up, but this was largely been neglected by this group of people all this. It could become a social problem in the future!
With this, hopefully, it could reduce the number of senior citizens who are reliant on program allocations by the Society Welfare Department
What?
15% Government Incentive?
Am I eligible to get it?