Written Answer by Ministry of National Development on single unwed mothers purchasing or renting flats from HDB
Apr 3, 2017
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development for each of the years in the past three years
(a) how many single unwed mothers under the age of 35 have applied together with their children and without other family members to purchase or rent a flat from HDB; and
(b) how many of such applications have been approved.
Answer:
From 2014 to 2016, about 100 single unwed parents under the age of 35 appealed to buy a flat with their children and without other family members. Over the same period, about 300 single unwed parents under the age of 35 appealed to rent a flat from HDB with their children. For both types of appeals, HDB approved about one-fifth of the cases. The remainder could continue living with their parents, could afford other housing options or were already co-owners of a flat.