Written Answer by Ministry of National Development on average number of residents in a subsidised HDB rental flat and whether the Ministry will allocate more than one rental flat to bigger families

Feb 1, 2021

Mr Don Wee: To ask the Minister for National Development what is the average number of residents in a subsidised HDB rental flat and whether the Ministry will consider allocating more than one rental flat, such as two adjacent flats, to bigger families.

Answer:

The average number of residents living in a public rental flat is 2.3. 

Most rental households with three or more members live in 2-room flats.  Families that form two nuclei, such as grandparents living with parents and children, can apply for two rental flats and request for the flats to be in the same block, subject to vacancies.  On a case-by-case basis, we will also be prepared to offer larger families a 3-room rental flat.