Change in Income Profile and Consumption of Public Utilities by Housing Type

Debated in Parliament on 29 Feb 2016.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development for data over the past 10 years on changes in average household and per capita income, as well as average water and electricity consumption, across various housing types including 2-room, 3-room, 4-room, and 5-room or more in public, private, and landed properties.
Lawrence Wong responded that the Department of Statistics data shows changes in average monthly household income per housing type, presented in Table 1, and changes in average monthly per capita household income, presented in Table 2.
The Household Expenditure Survey provides average consumption data for water and electricity by housing type, shown in Table 3, though it does not account for government rebates that reduce utility expenditures.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development for the past 10 years (a) what has been the change in (i) average income per household and (ii) per capita income for each housing type of 2-room, 3-room, 4-room and 5-room or more in public, private and landed properties; and (b) what has been the average consumption of public utilities, that is, water and electricity, for each housing type.

Lawrence Wong

Based on data published by the Department of Statistics, the change in average monthly household income for each housing type over the past 10 years is shown in Table 1 below.

The change in average monthly per capita household income over the same period for each housing type is shown in Table 2 below.

The Household Expenditure Survey provides data on the average consumption of water and electricity for each housing type. This does not account for Government rebates on utilities, which would have helped to reduce household expenditures. The consumption data is shown in Table 3 below.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development for data over the past 10 years on changes in average household and per capita income, as well as average water and electricity consumption, across various housing types including 2-room, 3-room, 4-room, and 5-room or more in public, private, and landed properties.
Lawrence Wong responded that the Department of Statistics data shows changes in average monthly household income per housing type, presented in Table 1, and changes in average monthly per capita household income, presented in Table 2.
The Household Expenditure Survey provides average consumption data for water and electricity by housing type, shown in Table 3, though it does not account for government rebates that reduce utility expenditures.

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Change in Income Profile and Consumption of Public Utilities by Housing Type

Debated in Parliament on 29 Feb 2016.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development for data over the past 10 years on changes in average household and per capita income, as well as average water and electricity consumption, across various housing types including 2-room, 3-room, 4-room, and 5-room or more in public, private, and landed properties.
Lawrence Wong responded that the Department of Statistics data shows changes in average monthly household income per housing type, presented in Table 1, and changes in average monthly per capita household income, presented in Table 2.
The Household Expenditure Survey provides average consumption data for water and electricity by housing type, shown in Table 3, though it does not account for government rebates that reduce utility expenditures.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Lawrence Wong

Based on data published by the Department of Statistics, the change in average monthly household income for each housing type over the past 10 years is shown in Table 1 below.

The change in average monthly per capita household income over the same period for each housing type is shown in Table 2 below.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development for data over the past 10 years on changes in average household and per capita income, as well as average water and electricity consumption, across various housing types including 2-room, 3-room, 4-room, and 5-room or more in public, private, and landed properties.
Lawrence Wong responded that the Department of Statistics data shows changes in average monthly household income per housing type, presented in Table 1, and changes in average monthly per capita household income, presented in Table 2.
The Household Expenditure Survey provides average consumption data for water and electricity by housing type, shown in Table 3, though it does not account for government rebates that reduce utility expenditures.

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