Debated in Parliament on 22 Sep 2025.
Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik asked the Minister for National Development for each year from 2019 to 2024 (a) what proportion of applicants under the Family Scheme category of the Public Rental Scheme are (i) single unmarried parents (ii) non-citizen single parents with Singaporean children and (iii) divorced parents; and (b) how many of these applicants have been successful.
The Housing and Development Board reviews all applications under the Public Rental Scheme holistically to understand the applicant’s individual circumstances, housing options, and level of family support, taking into account input from social workers if necessary.
From 2019 to 2024, an annual average of 7%, 4% and 17% of requests for public rental flats under the Family Scheme were from single unmarried parents, non-citizen single parents with Singaporean children and divorced parents respectively. There is some overlap between these groups. During this period, about 4,000 unique applicants across these groups were successful in applying for the Public Rental Scheme.
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