Additional Help for Families with Children to Buy Flats

Debated in Parliament on 5 Feb 2013.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked whether an additional cash grant could be given to first-time HDB buyers with at least one child and if priority could be provided for families upgrading to larger flats due to having more children.
Baey Yam Keng simply noted the question number without contributing to the debate.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that HDB’s housing subsidies and grants are designed to help all eligible buyers, regardless of children, and highlighted the enhanced Marriage and Parenthood package as the separate initiative to encourage childbirth, with further consideration of such proposals in future reviews.

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Gan Thiam Poh

The following question stood in the name of Mr Gan Thiam Poh –

To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether an additional cash grant can be considered for HDB first-timers with at least a child; and (b) whether priority can be given to families who want to upgrade to a bigger HDB flat as a result of having more than one child.

Baey Yam Keng

Question No 17.

Khaw Boon Wan

Mdm Speaker, HDB's housing subsidies, grants and priority schemes for new flat allocation are generally designed to help all eligible home buyers, whether they have children or not. To encourage child birth, we have a separate Marriage and Parenthood (M&P) package which has just been significantly enhanced. When the M&P package is next reviewed, we

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can think about the two and other proposals.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked whether an additional cash grant could be given to first-time HDB buyers with at least one child and if priority could be provided for families upgrading to larger flats due to having more children.
Baey Yam Keng simply noted the question number without contributing to the debate.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that HDB’s housing subsidies and grants are designed to help all eligible buyers, regardless of children, and highlighted the enhanced Marriage and Parenthood package as the separate initiative to encourage childbirth, with further consideration of such proposals in future reviews.

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Additional Help for Families with Children to Buy Flats

Debated in Parliament on 5 Feb 2013.

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Gan Thiam Poh asked whether an additional cash grant could be given to first-time HDB buyers with at least one child and if priority could be provided for families upgrading to larger flats due to having more children.
Baey Yam Keng simply noted the question number without contributing to the debate.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that HDB’s housing subsidies and grants are designed to help all eligible buyers, regardless of children, and highlighted the enhanced Marriage and Parenthood package as the separate initiative to encourage childbirth, with further consideration of such proposals in future reviews.

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Gan Thiam Poh

The following question stood in the name of Mr Gan Thiam Poh –

Baey Yam Keng

Question No 17.

Khaw Boon Wan

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can think about the two and other proposals.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Gan Thiam Poh asked whether an additional cash grant could be given to first-time HDB buyers with at least one child and if priority could be provided for families upgrading to larger flats due to having more children.
Baey Yam Keng simply noted the question number without contributing to the debate.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that HDB’s housing subsidies and grants are designed to help all eligible buyers, regardless of children, and highlighted the enhanced Marriage and Parenthood package as the separate initiative to encourage childbirth, with further consideration of such proposals in future reviews.

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Additional Help for Families with Children to Buy Flats

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Gan Thiam Poh

Baey Yam Keng

Khaw Boon Wan

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Additional Help for Families with Children to Buy Flats

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Gan Thiam Poh

Baey Yam Keng

Khaw Boon Wan

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