---
id: sgobs.cpf.nomination.minimum-age.2026
kind: observation
title: "Minimum age to make a CPF nomination"
url: https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/observation/sgobs.cpf.nomination.minimum-age.2026
language: en
evidence_status: final
collection_as_of: 2026-10-16
---

# Minimum age to make a CPF nomination

A CPF member can make a nomination once they turn 16.

## Record details

- **Value type:** threshold
- **Unit:** years of age
- **Value:** 16
- **Status:** final
- **Source revision:** CPF Board Making a CPF nomination page, last updated 25 May 2026
- **Metric:** nomination minimum age (`sgmetric.cpf.nomination-minimum-age`)
- **Population:** CPF members making a CPF nomination
- **Denominator:** Minimum member age at which CPF Board permits a nomination; not a nominee age requirement or a claim that every member has CPF savings at 16
- **Observed:** 2026-10-14
- **Geography:** [Singapore](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/geography/sg.geo.country.singapore)
- **Reference period:** CPF Board nomination guidance last updated 25 May 2026; rechecked 14 October 2026

## Sources

- [https://www.cpf.gov.sg/member/account-services/providing-for-your-loved-ones/making-a-cpf-nomination](https://www.cpf.gov.sg/member/account-services/providing-for-your-loved-ones/making-a-cpf-nomination) — Accessed 2026-10-14

## Explore connections

- Topics: [CPF nominations](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/topic/sgtopic.social-security.cpf-nominations)
- Places: [Singapore](https://ik.sg/en/knowledge/geography/sg.geo.country.singapore)

Dates describe this record’s own period and applicability. A verification date does not mean a rule is currently in force. An expanding collection. Published counts show available knowledge, not complete coverage of Singapore.