HDB Flats for Divorcees

Debated in Parliament on 17 Feb 2014.

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Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar asked if divorcees, with or without children, could be eligible to buy 2-room BTO flats under the Singles Scheme even if they are not first-time flat buyers.
Minister Khaw Boon Wan explained that divorcees with children under their custody form a family nucleus and can apply for BTO flats as first-timer or second-timer households based on their housing history.
Divorcees without children under their custody are treated as singles; those without prior housing subsidy can buy a 2-room BTO in non-mature estates, while those with prior subsidy can only buy resale flats.
HDB does not extend BTO flats to divorcees without children who have previously received a subsidy, prioritizing first-timer singles without prior housing subsidy.
The policy aims to meet the housing needs of first-timer singles before extending BTO eligibility to other divorcee categories.

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Intan Azura Mokhtar

Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar asked the Minister for National Development whether divorcees, with or without children, can be made eligible to purchase 2-room Built-to-Order (BTO) flats under the Singles Scheme even if they are not first-time flat buyers.

Khaw Boon Wan

Divorcees with children under their custody, care and control form a family nucleus. They can apply for a BTO flat as a first-timer

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or second-timer household, depending on their housing history.

As for divorcees who have no children under their custody, care and control, HDB treats them as singles. If they have not received a housing subsidy before, they are eligible to buy a two-room BTO flat in a non-mature estate. If they have received a housing subsidy before, they can buy a resale HDB flat. We do not extend BTO flats to them at this point in time, because we would like to first meet the housing needs of first-timer singles who have not enjoyed a housing subsidy before.

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Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar asked if divorcees, with or without children, could be eligible to buy 2-room BTO flats under the Singles Scheme even if they are not first-time flat buyers.
Minister Khaw Boon Wan explained that divorcees with children under their custody form a family nucleus and can apply for BTO flats as first-timer or second-timer households based on their housing history.
Divorcees without children under their custody are treated as singles; those without prior housing subsidy can buy a 2-room BTO in non-mature estates, while those with prior subsidy can only buy resale flats.
HDB does not extend BTO flats to divorcees without children who have previously received a subsidy, prioritizing first-timer singles without prior housing subsidy.
The policy aims to meet the housing needs of first-timer singles before extending BTO eligibility to other divorcee categories.

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HDB Flats for Divorcees

Debated in Parliament on 17 Feb 2014.

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Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar asked if divorcees, with or without children, could be eligible to buy 2-room BTO flats under the Singles Scheme even if they are not first-time flat buyers.
Minister Khaw Boon Wan explained that divorcees with children under their custody form a family nucleus and can apply for BTO flats as first-timer or second-timer households based on their housing history.
Divorcees without children under their custody are treated as singles; those without prior housing subsidy can buy a 2-room BTO in non-mature estates, while those with prior subsidy can only buy resale flats.
HDB does not extend BTO flats to divorcees without children who have previously received a subsidy, prioritizing first-timer singles without prior housing subsidy.
The policy aims to meet the housing needs of first-timer singles before extending BTO eligibility to other divorcee categories.

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Intan Azura Mokhtar

Khaw Boon Wan

Divorcees with children under their custody, care and control form a family nucleus. They can apply for a BTO flat as a first-timer

Page: 144

or second-timer household, depending on their housing history.

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Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar asked if divorcees, with or without children, could be eligible to buy 2-room BTO flats under the Singles Scheme even if they are not first-time flat buyers.
Minister Khaw Boon Wan explained that divorcees with children under their custody form a family nucleus and can apply for BTO flats as first-timer or second-timer households based on their housing history.
Divorcees without children under their custody are treated as singles; those without prior housing subsidy can buy a 2-room BTO in non-mature estates, while those with prior subsidy can only buy resale flats.
HDB does not extend BTO flats to divorcees without children who have previously received a subsidy, prioritizing first-timer singles without prior housing subsidy.
The policy aims to meet the housing needs of first-timer singles before extending BTO eligibility to other divorcee categories.

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