Tracking Career Progression Outcomes for Persons with Disabilities

Mr Ng Chee Meng asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) whether the Ministry tracks career progression outcomes for persons with disabilities, such as training participation rates and wage growth, including for those supported under the Enabling Employment Credit and the Open Door Programme; and (b) if not, whether the Ministry will consider doing so.

At the national level, based on data collected from the Ministry of Manpower's Comprehensive Labour Force Survey, the median gross monthly income among employed residents with disabilities aged 15 to 64 has continued to grow over the years, rising from over $2,500 in 2019 to more than $4,000 in 2025. This is partly due to the increase in the proportion of employed residents with disabilities taking on professionals, managers, executives and technicians' jobs from 34% to 54% in the same period.

Based on the National Council of Social Service's Disability Inclusion Panel Study in 2023, 21.6% of persons with disabilities, aged 18 and above, participated in training programmes in the past year.