Inclusion of Slightly Older Lifts in Lift Enhancement Programme

75 Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry will exercise flexibility in the qualifying criteria for the Lift Enhancement Programme and allow lifts that are marginally older than the 18-year threshold to qualify for the programme.

Mr Lawrence Wong: The Lift Enhancement Programme (LEP) is a significant effort by the Government to help the Town Councils to modernise their existing lifts. It is estimated to cost around $450 million, and will have to be implemented over a number of years.

As a guide, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) intends to implement the LEP for lifts that have been in operation for 18 years or less, as it makes more sense for the older lifts to be fully replaced by the Town Councils themselves. But HDB is still working out the implementation details of the LEP, including the detailed eligibility criteria, and will inform the Town Councils of the details in a few months' time.