Applicants on Waitlist for HDB Rental Flats who are Divorced Males Broken Down by Age Group

31 Mr Sharael Taha asked the Minister for National Development (a) how many people are currently on the waitlist of approved applicants for HDB rental flats; (b) what percentage of these approved applicants are divorced males; and (c) what is the breakdown of this percentage by age group.

Mr Desmond Lee: As at May 2022, there were about 1,700 approved applicants awaiting allocation of a rental flat, of which 350 (21%) were male divorcees. Amongst the male divorcees, 3% were aged below 35, 53% were aged 35 to 59, and 44% were aged 60 and above. Divorcees include those with care and control of a child who can apply together as a family nucleus, and those without care and control of a child, who are treated as singles.