Oral Answer by Ministry of National Development on BCA’s Accessibility Fund

Mar 6, 2020

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry will consider providing more incentives, including partial funding, for shopping malls to install tactile paving to aid the visually impaired.

Answer:

BCA’s Accessibility Fund (AF) provides co-funding for eligible building owners to upgrade their buildings with accessibility features.  These include features that would aid the visually impaired, such as tactile paving and information signage.  For eligible private buildings, including shopping malls, the AF co-funds up to 60% of the construction cost for such features, capped at $300,000 per development. 

More information on the AF, including how to apply for funding, is available on BCA’s website.  BCA will continue to reach out to building owners to raise awareness of the AF.