Disputes between Co-tenants of Joint Singles Scheme over Past Three Years

Debated in Parliament on 4 Oct 2023.

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HDB receives an average of 270 dispute reports per year from joint tenants under the Joint Singles Scheme, representing about 2% of all households in the program.
Rent is currently charged on a household basis, which can cause disputes, but HDB has been piloting a model that charges tenants individually and provides on-site mediation.
HDB will consider expanding the individual charging model to more JSS households based on the pilot's results.

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Vikram Nair

Mr Vikram Nair asked the Minister for National Development (a) how many disputes has HDB been made aware of between co-tenants under the Joint Singles Scheme over the last three years; and (b) whether HDB will consider allocating the share of rental each co-tenant has to pay under the terms of the lease, rather than holding them jointly and severally liable for the entire amount.

Desmond Lee

Over the last three years, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) received feedback from about 270 households under the Joint Singles Scheme (JSS) per year, on average, regarding disputes between flatmates. This figure remains low, at about 2% of the total number of JSS households.

Currently, HDB charges rent to JSS tenants on a household basis as they are joint users of the same space. Nevertheless, we recognise that rent can be a point of contention, especially when one person does not pay his or her share.

We have been piloting the JSS Operator-Run (JSS-OR) typology since December 2021, under which tenants are charged rent on an individual basis so that rent is not a source of conflict. There is also an on-site operator to mediate among tenants if disagreements arise.

With the experience from JSS-OR sites, we will review whether to expand this individual charging model to JSS households.

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HDB receives an average of 270 dispute reports per year from joint tenants under the Joint Singles Scheme, representing about 2% of all households in the program.
Rent is currently charged on a household basis, which can cause disputes, but HDB has been piloting a model that charges tenants individually and provides on-site mediation.
HDB will consider expanding the individual charging model to more JSS households based on the pilot's results.

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Disputes between Co-tenants of Joint Singles Scheme over Past Three Years

Debated in Parliament on 4 Oct 2023.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

HDB receives an average of 270 dispute reports per year from joint tenants under the Joint Singles Scheme, representing about 2% of all households in the program.
Rent is currently charged on a household basis, which can cause disputes, but HDB has been piloting a model that charges tenants individually and provides on-site mediation.
HDB will consider expanding the individual charging model to more JSS households based on the pilot's results.

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Vikram Nair

Desmond Lee

With the experience from JSS-OR sites, we will review whether to expand this individual charging model to JSS households.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

HDB receives an average of 270 dispute reports per year from joint tenants under the Joint Singles Scheme, representing about 2% of all households in the program.
Rent is currently charged on a household basis, which can cause disputes, but HDB has been piloting a model that charges tenants individually and provides on-site mediation.
HDB will consider expanding the individual charging model to more JSS households based on the pilot's results.

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