Data on Divorced Couples with Shared Care and Control of Their Children Each Listing Children in Public Housing Applications

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for National Development in each year for the past five years (a) how many appeals has the Ministry received from divorced parents with shared care and control of their child for both parents to each list their child in their application for public housing; (b) how many appeals have been granted; (c) whether any of the rejected appeals have been due to the parents abusing the system to obtain subsidised public housing; and (d) if so, how many such cases are there.

From 2020 to 2024, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) received one appeal from divorced parents with shared care and control of their child to list the same child in their respective applications to purchase a flat. As there were no apparent extenuating reasons, HDB turned down the appeal. The divorced parents then reached an agreement between them for one party to list the child in a flat application.