Written Answer

Public Rental Flat Applications from Recent Divorcees

3 July 2023 · Ministry of National Development

Speakers

Gan Thiam Poh Desmond Lee (Minister for National Development, Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration)

Transcript

37 Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development in each of the past five years, what is the number of public rental flat applicants who are recent divorcees.

Mr Desmond Lee: From 2018 to 2022, the Housing & Development Board (HDB) approved 5,669 requests from divorcees for public rental housing. The yearly breakdown is shown in the table below. We are unable to identify recent divorcees, as HDB does not track applicants' date of divorce.