Priority for BTO 2-room Flats for Singaporeans with Foreign Spouses

Debated in Parliament on 18 Aug 2015.

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Gan Thiam Poh proposed giving priority to Singaporeans married to foreign spouses who are childless for 2-room BTO flats.
The Minister explained that HDB considers housing needs, demand, and supply when assigning priority.
Low application rates for 2-room BTO flats by families allow more support for singles, with half the supply in non-mature estates reserved for them.
Singaporeans with foreign spouses and no children are treated the same as singles in this allocation process.
This approach ensures fairness while addressing the housing needs of different applicant groups.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development whether priority can be given to Singaporeans who are married to foreign spouses and are childless to apply for 2-room BTO HDB flats.

The Minister for National Development (Mr Khaw Boon Wan)

Madam, when assigning priority, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) takes into account the housing needs of the buyers and also the prevailing demand and supply situation. The low application rates by families for 2-room Build-To-Order (BTO) flats have allowed us to do more for singles. We are now able to set aside half of the 2-room BTO flat supply in non-mature estates for singles.

Singaporeans with foreign spouses and without a child are treated no differently from singles.

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Gan Thiam Poh proposed giving priority to Singaporeans married to foreign spouses who are childless for 2-room BTO flats.
The Minister explained that HDB considers housing needs, demand, and supply when assigning priority.
Low application rates for 2-room BTO flats by families allow more support for singles, with half the supply in non-mature estates reserved for them.
Singaporeans with foreign spouses and no children are treated the same as singles in this allocation process.
This approach ensures fairness while addressing the housing needs of different applicant groups.

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Priority for BTO 2-room Flats for Singaporeans with Foreign Spouses

Debated in Parliament on 18 Aug 2015.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Gan Thiam Poh proposed giving priority to Singaporeans married to foreign spouses who are childless for 2-room BTO flats.
The Minister explained that HDB considers housing needs, demand, and supply when assigning priority.
Low application rates for 2-room BTO flats by families allow more support for singles, with half the supply in non-mature estates reserved for them.
Singaporeans with foreign spouses and no children are treated the same as singles in this allocation process.
This approach ensures fairness while addressing the housing needs of different applicant groups.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development whether priority can be given to Singaporeans who are married to foreign spouses and are childless to apply for 2-room BTO HDB flats.

The Minister for National Development (Mr Khaw Boon Wan)

Singaporeans with foreign spouses and without a child are treated no differently from singles.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Gan Thiam Poh proposed giving priority to Singaporeans married to foreign spouses who are childless for 2-room BTO flats.
The Minister explained that HDB considers housing needs, demand, and supply when assigning priority.
Low application rates for 2-room BTO flats by families allow more support for singles, with half the supply in non-mature estates reserved for them.
Singaporeans with foreign spouses and no children are treated the same as singles in this allocation process.
This approach ensures fairness while addressing the housing needs of different applicant groups.

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Priority for BTO 2-room Flats for Singaporeans with Foreign Spouses

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Gan Thiam Poh

The Minister for National Development (Mr Khaw Boon Wan)

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Priority for BTO 2-room Flats for Singaporeans with Foreign Spouses

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Gan Thiam Poh

The Minister for National Development (Mr Khaw Boon Wan)

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