{"id":64245,"date":"2024-07-10T16:27:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T08:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=64245"},"modified":"2024-07-10T16:27:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T08:27:20","slug":"epf-account3-withdrawals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/epf-account3-withdrawals","title":{"rendered":"Malaysians Have Withdrawn RM7.81 Billion From EPF Account 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Finance Ministry has recently put out a written reply in Parliament on the amount of transactions recorded for the new EPF flexible account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was revealed that Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parlimen.gov.my\/files\/jindex\/pdf\/JDR09072024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer dofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">withdrawn RM7.81 billion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Account 3 or the Flexible Account as of 24 June.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>RM11.52 billion transferred, RM7.81 billion withdrawn<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the MoF statement, around 3.61 million or 27.8 percent of the total EPF members under the age of 55 had decided to transfer an initial amount to Account 3 from Account 2 (Sejahtera Account). Up till this point, a total transfer of RM11.52 billion has been made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ministry said that a total of RM5.12 billion was transferred to Account 1 (retirement account) with the restructuring of EPF accounts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, around 3.16 million (24.3 percent) of EPF members under the age of 55 have made withdrawals from Account 3. The total withdrawal amount has reached RM7.81 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EPF accounts for members under the age of 55 were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/epf-flexible-third-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer dofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">restructured<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in May 2024 to have three different accounts instead of two.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>One time transfer window closes 31 August 2024<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three accounts are the Retirement Account (Account 1) which is meant to help members accumulate savings to financially support them during retirement, the Sejahtera Account (Account 2) to address life cycle needs that contribute to well-being during retirement and the Flexible Account (Account 3) as a new account that offers flexible withdrawals to address short-term goals or needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 11 May 2011, all EPF contributions have been allocated in the following manner: 75 percent into Account 1, 15 percent into Account 2 and 10 percent into the Flexible Account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, EPF members will have a one-time option to transfer one-third of their savings balance from Account 2 to Account 3 until 31 August 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/epf-flexible-third-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[Updated] Everything You Should Know About EPF Account 3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up to 24 percent of EPF members have already withdrawn from Account 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