Oral Answer by Ministry of National Development on Home Improvement Programme

Nov 8, 2016


Er Dr Lee Bee Wah: To ask the Minister for National Development whether the Home Improvement Programme can be extended to flats built after 1986 when they reach 30 years. 

Answer: 

The Home Improvement Programme (HIP) was introduced in 2007 with about 300,000 eligible flats. Flats built up to 1986 and have not undergone the Main Upgrading Programme are eligible for the HIP. 

To date, HIP has been announced for over 200,000 flats. HDB is working to first complete the selection of the remaining flats eligible for HIP by FY2018 before assessing whether to extend HIP beyond the current cohort of flats. But as with all publicly-funded programmes, this will be contingent on the Government’s fiscal position and budget availability.