Amount Budgeted for Cost of Home Improvement Programme for Hougang SMC for Completed and Upcoming Works

25 Mr Png Eng Huat asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the cost of the Home Improvement Programme (HIP) budgeted for Hougang SMC, both for completed and upcoming works; and (b) when will town councils be invited to nominate flats built between 1987 and 1997 for the enhanced HIP announced in August 2018.

Mr Lawrence Wong: The amount budgeted under the Home Improvement Programme (HIP) for the flats in Hougang SMC that have been selected for upgrading thus far is about $160 million.

As for flats built between 1987 and 1997, they will be selected for HIP from next year onwards. Town Councils will be invited to submit their nominations in due course.