Written Answer by Ministry of National Development on outcome of HDB BTO flat applications from first-timer families and first-timer singles in each of the last 10 years
Jan 11, 2022
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for National Development in each of the last 10 years (a) what is the overall number of HDB BTO flat applications from first-timer families and first-timer singles; and (b) what is the number of BTO flats allocated to first-timer families and first-timer singles.
Answer:
Table 1 shows the numbers of BTO flat applications from unique first-timer families and first-timer singles, and the number of these applicants who had been invited to book a flat from 2011 to 2020.
Table 1: Number of BTO flat applications and flat allocations to unique first-timer families and first-timer singles
|
Year
|
First-timer families
|
First-timer singles
|
|
No. of flat applications
|
No. invited to book flat
|
No. of flat applications
|
No. invited to book flat
|
|
2011
|
30,300
|
24,000
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2012
|
29,600
|
23,800
|
NA
|
NA
|
|
2013
|
23,800
|
19,700
|
12,600
|
2,100
|
|
2014
|
20,700
|
15,600
|
12,300
|
5,400
|
|
2015
|
20,700
|
11,000
|
7,900
|
3,800
|
|
2016
|
23,400
|
14,500
|
5,500
|
3,200
|
|
2017
|
17,400
|
13,100
|
4,500
|
3,900
|
|
2018
|
19,100
|
11,900
|
3,500
|
2,900
|
|
2019
|
24,200
|
12,100
|
2,800
|
2,700
|
|
2020
|
36,800
|
16,200
|
3,200
|
1,900
|
Notes:
1) Number of applications is based on the unique applicants in each year.
2) Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
3) First-timer singles aged 35 years and above were eligible to apply for a 2-room flat in the non-mature estates from the Jul 2013 BTO exercise. Application numbers were higher in 2013 to 2016 due to pent-up demand following the introduction of the new scheme.
4) Data is not available for 2021 as flat selection exercises are still ongoing.
The ratio of BTO flat applications to flat booking invitations for first-timer families has increased in recent years due to strong demand for public housing. There are various reasons for this, such as an increase in family formation rates, and social trends toward more nuclear families over three-generation families.
To meet the strong housing demand, we will be increasing the BTO supply to up to 23,000 each year in 2022 and 2023, and are prepared to launch up to 100,000 flats in total from 2021 to 2025, subject to prevailing demand.