Written answer by Ministry of National Development on more information on HDB website that single parents who are not eligible for interim housing can approach HDB for assistance

Mar 6, 2023

Question No: 4307

Question by: Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang

To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Ministry will consider including in the section in HDB's website dedicated to addressing common queries from single parents to state that single unwed parents who are not eligible for interim housing under the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS) can approach the HDB for assistance; (b) how many single unwed parents have applied for interim housing under the PPHS since 2021; and (c) what are the outcomes of the application.

Answer:

          On the HDB webpage on housing support for single parents, we already state that single unwed parents who require housing assistance can approach HDB, and we will assess each request holistically, based on their individual circumstances.

2        Since January 2021, eight single unwed parents have applied for the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS). HDB assisted two of them with Interim Rental Housing. Of the remaining six, one was invited to select a PPHS flat but did not do so, three were not successful in the balloting, one is awaiting the ballot results, and one withdrew the application to take up alternative housing arrangements.