Written Answer by Ministry of National Development on applicants above income cap applying for rental flats
Feb 6, 2017
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development for each year of the past three years
(a) how many applicants above the income cap for rental flats have applied for rental flats; and
(b) how many of such applications have been approved.
Answer:
HDB exercises flexibility for deserving households who do not meet the eligibility criteria, such as the income ceiling, to rent a flat from HDB on a case-by-case basis.
Between 2014 and 2016, about 1,900 households requested for a waiver of the income ceiling criterion, of which 273 applications were approved. The other applicants were assessed to be able to afford other housing options, or had family support.