BTO Flat Applications from 2015-2016

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap asked the Minister for National Development from 2015 to 2016 (a) how many Build-To-Order (BTO) flat applications have been received by HDB and what is the percentage of successful applications; and (b) how many applications for rental flat under the Public Rental Scheme have been received by HDB and what is the percentage of successful applications.

Mr Lawrence Wong: HDB received 31,900 and 36,900 unique BTO applications from families in 2015 and 2016 respectively. In 2015, most first-timer families who apply for a BTO flat in non-mature estates were able to book a flat within their first or second try, and definitely on their third try. Selection for BTO exercises 2016 is still on-ongoing.

From 2015 to 2016, HDB received an average of 8,600 requests a year for rental flats. About three in 10 of them were successful.