Written Answer by Ministry of National Development on number and proportion of public rental flat applicants who are seniors above the age of 60 years old, between 2020 and 2022

May 9, 2022

Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin: To ask the Minister for National Development between 2020 to 2022, what is the number and proportion of public rental flat applicants who are seniors above the age of 60 years old.

Answer:

1          From Jan 2020 to Mar 2022, about 1,850 applicants above the age of 60 were approved for public rental housing. This was about 26% of all approved public rental applicants in that period.