Written answer by Ministry of National Development on number of public rental flat applications from recent divorcees

Jul 3, 2023

Question No: 3009

Question by: Mr Gan Thiam Poh

To ask the Minister for National Development in each of the past five years, what is the number of public rental flat applicants who are recent divorcees.

Answer:

From 2018 to 2022, HDB approved 5,669 requests from divorcees for public rental housing. The yearly breakdown is shown in the table below. We are unable to identify recent divorcees, as HDB does not track applicants’ date of divorce.