Written Answer by Ministry of National Development on number and profile of single parents who have been granted the Proximity Housing Grant for families

Feb 15, 2022

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for National Development over the last five years (a) what is the number of single parents who have been granted the Proximity Housing Grant for families; and (b) of these, what is the number of single parents who are (i) divorced or widowed and (ii) unmarried.   

Answer:

The Proximity Housing Grant (PHG) was introduced in August 2015 to encourage Singaporeans to live with or close to their parents or children for mutual care and support. All eligible resale flat buyers can receive the PHG once, regardless of the number of housing subsidies they have enjoyed, their household income or if they have owned a private property. Eligible families and singles who buy a resale flat to live with or near their parents or married child can receive a PHG for families and PHG for singles respectively.

From 2017 to 2021, 2,034 single parents received the PHG for families, of whom 2,029 were divorced or widowed, and 5 were unmarried.