EPF says members can leave money in fund after current age limit

The Employees Provident Fund has never stopped members from continuing to leave their money in the fund beyond the age of 75.

EPF deputy chief executive officer (strategy division) Tunku Alizakri Raja Muhammad Alias said EPF's proposal to allow members to receive dividends if they kept their money in the fund till age 100 might have been misconstrued by the public.

He said the fund recognised, through its survey, that there were fears among some that the age of withdrawal would be set at 100.

"This is a separate option to the proposal to raise the age of final withdrawal to 60," he told The Star.

He said officially members could leave their money in EPF and enjoy dividends until 75.

"However, we have never stopped members from continuing to leave their money in the fund beyond 75," he said.

According to EPF's 2014 annual report, there are currently 959 contributors aged 75 and above.

Tunku Alizakri said the new proposal was merely to formalise the undertaking to pay dividends to members who choose to keep their money with the fund until they reached the age of 100.

He said the nominees would receive the money upon the death of the EPF contributor.