EPF sets RM196,800 as minimum savings at age 55 starting January 2014

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has reminded its members on the new quantum Basic Savings set at RM196,800 as the minimum amount that must be in their EPF account by the time they reach the age of 55, effective next month.

EPF general manager for public relations, Nik Affendi Jaafar said the new rate was benchmarked against the minimum pension for public sector employees, currently at RM820 per month for a period of 20 years from the age of 55 to 75 years.

He said the rate would be reviewed every three years based on retirement needs, inflation rate and the cost of living.

“By taking into account the rising cost of living, life expectancy of Malaysians which is long and the rate of inflation, we have decided to increase the Basic Savings to ensure 13 million members have sufficient savings to enjoy a sustainable retirement,” he said in a statement, here, yesterday. — Bernama