{"id":41728,"date":"2021-07-15T17:43:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T09:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/?p=41728"},"modified":"2022-06-13T17:27:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T09:27:30","slug":"cpf-housing-refund-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/cpf-housing-refund-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"You can refund your CPF monies used for your house even when you\u2019re not selling it. Here\u2019s how.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p class=\"p1\">Whether it\u2019s buying a BTO or resale flat, we usually look at the amount of CPF grants we can get and try to maximise it. Most of us would also use CPF to pay for the downpayment of a house. Some of us may even tap into our Ordinary Account (OA) savings to pay for our mortgage instalments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In fact, some may even use the OA savings to pay for stamp duties and legal fees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But here\u2019s the thing about using your CPF monies for housing: You need to refund the amount used if you sell the house. Plus the 2.5% accrued interest. Accrued interest is the amount of interest that you would have earned if the money wasn\u2019t withdrawn from the account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>(Yes, we know it\u2019s our own money. But it\u2019s also the money that\u2019s intended for retirement.)\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On the other hand, what many people don\u2019t know is that you can actually refund the CPF monies used to pay for your house, even if you don\u2019t have plans on selling it. It can be done through a scheme called the CPF Voluntary Housing Refunds.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><b>What is the CPF Voluntary Housing Refunds?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s a scheme that allows you to refund your CPF monies used to fund your house. You can refund any amount at any point in time, up to the full principal amount withdrawn for the property with the accrued interest. The money goes back to your OA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Let\u2019s say you\u2019ve bought a BTO flat at S$400,000 and received a grant amount of S$25,000 under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/hdb-grants-for-couples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Enhanced Housing Grant (EHG)<\/span><\/a>. And you\u2019ve used S$40,000 for the downpayment from your OA savings account.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If you have some cash on hand, you can refund as much as you like, up to S$65,000 plus the accrued interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This is also something that more and more people are doing over the past few years. In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpf.gov.sg\/Assets\/common\/Documents\/Additional_CPF_Statistics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">CPF saw 14,980 members making voluntary housing refunds last year<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><b>Why should you refund your CPF monies used for housing?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">There might come a time when you decide that you want to sell your house. Maybe it\u2019s because you want to have a bigger space, so you want to upgrade to a bigger house. Or maybe you want to take advantage of the robust resale flat market. Whatever the reason, once you sell it, you need to refund the CPF used plus the accrued interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This interest is calculated from when you withdraw the money and is compounded yearly. So the longer the money is in the account, the more interest you\u2019ll earn. This also means that the longer the money is out of the account, the more interest you\u2019ll lose out. So the amount that you need to refund will be higher if you decide to do it later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Let\u2019s say you decide to sell your house 10 years after you bought it. Using the same figures as above, this means that you\u2019ll have to return the S$65,000 CPF monies plus the accrued interest of 10 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With the 2.5% compound interest, this will translate to a total of S$83,205.50 that you have to refund. It will eat into your cash proceeds as well.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><b>So the earlier you refund the money, the better.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Let\u2019s say you\u2019re refunding your CPF monies earlier, in five years. This translates to a total of S$73,541.53. It\u2019s still quite a lot of money, but the difference is nearly S$10,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Plus, you could earn S$10,000 more in interest within five years. Compared to traditional savings accounts, it\u2019s a good way to earn returns if you\u2019re risk-averse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Even if you can\u2019t refund the entire sum, you can still make a partial refund first. Doing so helps you to reduce the amount of interest owed. So when you decide to sell your house in future, the amount you have to return will be lower.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><b>How to find out the accrued interest owed?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The good thing is that you don\u2019t have to search for an online calculator to do your own calculations. You can simply head over to the CPF website to find out the amount.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpf.gov.sg\/members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">CPF account<\/span><\/a>. On the homepage, click \u201cMy Statement\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-homepage.png\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-homepage.png\" alt=\"CPF homepage\" width=\"600\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-homepage.png 1033w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-homepage-150x68.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Scroll down to \u201cSection C\u201d. Under the \u201cProperty\u201d section, you can find the net amount used and accrued interest. The sum of the net amount used and accrued interest is the amount to return to your CPF account when you sell your house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-property.png\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-property.png\" alt=\"CPF property section\" width=\"600\" height=\"273\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><b>How to make a CPF Voluntary Housing Refund?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The process is simple and can be done online via the CPF website.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Under \u201cMy Request\u201d, click on \u201cProperty\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-my-requests.png\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-my-requests.png\" alt=\"CPF my requests page\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-my-requests.png 1092w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-my-requests-150x94.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Select \u201cMake a Housing Refund with Cash\u201d. It will take you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpf.gov.sg\/eSvc\/Web\/Schemes\/HousingRefund\/Index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">this page<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-page.png\" class=\"img-link media-img img-link media-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-41732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-page.png\" alt=\"CPF housing refund page\" width=\"600\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-page.png 1001w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cpf-voluntary-housing-refund-page-150x78.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You can either use eNETS or PayNow for the refund. Do note that if you\u2019re using eNETS, the refund will take one working day to be processed. But if you\u2019re using PayNow, it will be processed almost immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You can also do it via the myCPF mobile app, which you can download<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/sg\/app\/mycpf\/id389277976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"> here (via App Store)<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=gov.sg.cpf.mycpf&amp;hl=en_SG&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">here (via Google Play Store)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For more information about the CPF Voluntary Housing Refund, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpf.gov.sg\/members\/FAQ\/schemes\/housing\/housing-scheme\/FAQDetails?category=Housing&amp;group=Housing+Scheme&amp;ajfaqid=2186682&amp;folderid=11762\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">CPF\u2019s FAQ<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p4\"><b>Will you make a CPF Voluntary Housing Refund? Let us know in the comments section below or on our Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/99dotco\/posts\/2046359162184221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s2\">If you found this article helpful, 99.co recommends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/hdb-sale-proceeds-cpf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">How your HDB sale proceeds might get \u201ctaken\u201d by CPF<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/housing-loan-cpf-basic-retirement-sum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">What happens if your housing loan deductions reach your CPF Basic Retirement Sum (BRS)?<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Looking for a property to buy or rent? Find your dream home on<a href=\"http:\/\/99.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"> Singapore\u2019s largest property portal 99.co<\/span><\/a>! If you have an interesting property-related story to share with us, drop us a message <a href=\"mailto:marketing@99.co\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">here<\/span><\/a> \u2013 we\u2019ll review it and get back to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it\u2019s buying a BTO or resale flat, we usually look at the amount of CPF grants we can get and try to maximise it. Most of us would also use CPF to pay for the downpayment of a house. 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