Annual Number of Successful BTO Flat Applicants Cancelling Flat Applications over Last 10 Years

25 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development over the last 10 years, what is the annual number of successful BTO flat applicants who cancelled their flat applications after booking a flat, broken down by the applicants' eligibility scheme and reasons for cancellation.

Mr Desmond Lee: From 2010 to 2019, on average, about 2,300 BTO flat applicants cancelled their flat bookings each year. The total number of cancellations was about 12% of the number of BTO flats offered over this period.

Of the flat applicants who cancelled their flat bookings, about 52% had applied under the Public Applicant Scheme, 36% under the Fiancé/Fiancée Scheme, and the remaining 12% under other schemes like the Single Singapore Citizen Scheme or the Joint Singles Scheme.

Applicants cited a variety of reasons for cancelling their flat bookings, such as financial difficulties, a break-up of their fiancé-fiancée relationship, or a change of housing plans, among others.