Written answer by Ministry of National Development on Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and foreigners renting bedrooms and entire HDB flats from open market

Aug 3, 2023

Question No: 4822

Question by: Ms Hazel Poa

To ask the Minister for National Development in each year since 2010, what is the respective number of Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and foreigners who rent (i) entire HDB flats and (ii) bedrooms in HDB flats from the open market.

Answer:

As of Jun 2023, there are about 11,900 (5%) Singapore Citizens, 34,900 (15%) Permanent Residents and 185,000 (80%) Non-Resident tenants renting flats from HDB flat owners on the open market. There are about 7,200 (3%) Singapore Citizens, 28,100 (13%) Permanent Residents and 186,000 (84%) Non-Resident tenants renting bedrooms from HDB flat owners on the open market.

2          Since 2010, the proportion of tenants who rented HDB flats has remained relatively stable and ranged from 5% to 9% for Singapore Citizens, 13% to 24% for Permanent Residents, and 67% to 82% for Non-Residents. 

3          For the same period, the proportion of tenants who rented HDB bedrooms also remained stable and ranged from 3% to 8% for Singapore Citizens, 11% to 21% for Permanent Residents and 70% to 85% for Non-Residents.