Town Councils with Largest Number of Flats Eligible for Upgrading

1 Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development which three Town Councils have the largest number of flats eligible for upgrading under the Home Improvement Programme.

The Senior Minister of State for National Development (Mr Desmond Lee) (for the Minister for National Development): Mdm Speaker, flats built up to 1986 and have not undergone the Main Upgrading Programme are eligible for the Home Improvement Programme (HIP).

The three Town Councils with the largest number of flats eligible for HIP are Aljunied-Hougang, Jurong-Clementi and Nee Soon.

HDB is working to complete the selection of the remaining HIP-eligible flats by FY2018.

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): I thank the Senior Minister of State for the answer. Can I confirm if there are any plans to increase the number of nominations for these three Town Councils, considering that they have the highest number of eligible units?

Mr Desmond Lee: Madam, as I had said earlier, we are meeting the target of completing the selection of all remaining HIP-eligible flats across Singapore by 2018. And so, that means working with Aljunied-Hougang, Jurong-Clementi and Nee Soon Town Councils and all other Town Councils with outstanding HIP-eligible flats to meet that target.