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EPISODE · Feb 9, 2026 · 18 MIN

#TalkBack: Median income hits over $12K: Are Singaporeans richer — or just older?

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Singapore’s median monthly household income in 2025 crossed $12,000 – rising 6.8 per cent from the previous year, after adjusting for inflation. That’s according to the Key Household Income Trends 2025 paper, released today by the Singapore Department of Statistics (Singstat). Daniel Martin discusses further with Terence Ho, Adjunct Associate Professor in Practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS. He’s also Executive Director (Designate) at the Institute for Adult Learning, SUSS.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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