Oral Answer by Ministry of National Development on number of neighbour dispute cases received by HDB

Nov 4, 2020

Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye: To ask the Minister for National Development (a) in the past five years, what is the annual number of neighbour-dispute cases received by HDB; and (b) whether there has been an increase in such dispute cases due to the COVID-19 pandemic and telecommuting work arrangements.

Answer:

We do not track the number of disputes between neighbours in HDB flats. From 2015-2019, HDB received an average of about 3,400 reports or feedback on social disamenities per year. 

In 2020, about 600 cases of such feedback were received per month from Jan to Mar 2020. This increased to about 2,100 cases of feedback per month from Apr to Jul 2020 as more people worked or studied from home due to the Circuit Breaker measures. From Aug 2020 onwards, likely due to the return of children to school and more employees to workplaces, the number of feedback per month has fallen to about 1,500.