Profile of Tenants of HDB Flat Owners

Debated in Parliament on 6 Feb 2023.

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Minister Desmond Lee reported that over the past decade, 5-8% of tenants renting from HDB flat owners were Singaporeans, 13-16% were Permanent Residents, and 76-82% were foreigners, with most tenants aged 30 to 39.
The government introduced a non-citizen quota in January 2014 to cap flats wholly rented to non-Malaysian non-citizens at 8% per neighbourhood and 11% per block, aiming to prevent foreigner enclaves.
The response detailed the proportion breakdown of tenant nationalities but did not provide the exact number of tenants as asked by the questioner.

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Chua Kheng Wee Louis

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development in each of the past 10 years (a) what is the number of tenants who are (i) Singaporeans, (ii) Permanent Residents and (iii) foreign pass holders, renting from HDB flat owners; and (b) what is the number of tenants renting from HDB flat owners as broken down by age group.

Desmond Lee

In the past 10 years, the proportion of tenants who rented HDB flats from existing flat owners ranged from 5% to 8% for Singaporeans, 13% to 16% for permanent residents, and 76% to 82% for foreigners. To prevent the formation of foreigner enclaves, HDB implemented a non-citizen quota in January 2014 to cap the number of flats that can be wholly rented out by flat owners to non-Malaysian non-citizens, at 8% in each neighbourhood and 11% in each block.

Most of the tenants renting from HDB flat owners fall within the 30 to 39 age group.

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Minister Desmond Lee reported that over the past decade, 5-8% of tenants renting from HDB flat owners were Singaporeans, 13-16% were Permanent Residents, and 76-82% were foreigners, with most tenants aged 30 to 39.
The government introduced a non-citizen quota in January 2014 to cap flats wholly rented to non-Malaysian non-citizens at 8% per neighbourhood and 11% per block, aiming to prevent foreigner enclaves.
The response detailed the proportion breakdown of tenant nationalities but did not provide the exact number of tenants as asked by the questioner.

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Profile of Tenants of HDB Flat Owners

Debated in Parliament on 6 Feb 2023.

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Minister Desmond Lee reported that over the past decade, 5-8% of tenants renting from HDB flat owners were Singaporeans, 13-16% were Permanent Residents, and 76-82% were foreigners, with most tenants aged 30 to 39.
The government introduced a non-citizen quota in January 2014 to cap flats wholly rented to non-Malaysian non-citizens at 8% per neighbourhood and 11% per block, aiming to prevent foreigner enclaves.
The response detailed the proportion breakdown of tenant nationalities but did not provide the exact number of tenants as asked by the questioner.

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Chua Kheng Wee Louis

Desmond Lee

Most of the tenants renting from HDB flat owners fall within the 30 to 39 age group.

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Minister Desmond Lee reported that over the past decade, 5-8% of tenants renting from HDB flat owners were Singaporeans, 13-16% were Permanent Residents, and 76-82% were foreigners, with most tenants aged 30 to 39.
The government introduced a non-citizen quota in January 2014 to cap flats wholly rented to non-Malaysian non-citizens at 8% per neighbourhood and 11% per block, aiming to prevent foreigner enclaves.
The response detailed the proportion breakdown of tenant nationalities but did not provide the exact number of tenants as asked by the questioner.

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