SINGAPORE: The Department of Statistics (DOS) said
the median monthly income from work among resident households
increased by 3.1 per cent last year, recovering to a level higher
than before the economic downturn in 2009.
It rose S$150 dollars to $5,000.
DOS said in real terms, the increase was 0.3 per
cent.
For employed households, or households with at least one working
person, median monthly income from work increased by 2.8 per cent
in real terms to S$5,700.
The department said growth in median monthly household income from
work among employed households was higher in smaller housing types
than those in bigger housing types.
In real terms, median monthly household income from work increased
by 7.0 per cent for those in HDB one- and two-room flats, 3.6 per
cent for those in HDB three-room flats, 2.4 per cent for those in
HDB four-room or larger flats and 0.2 per cent for those in private
properties.
This is due to the various government schemes which gave a larger
boost to those staying in smaller housing types.
Resident households in HDB one- and two-room flats received an
average of S$2,650 per household member while resident households
in HDB three-room flats received an average of S$1,480 per
household member.
This was higher than the S$530 per household member for households
in private properties.
Among employed households, the average monthly household income
from work per household member increased by more than three per
cent in real terms for all income groups.
-CNA/wk