HDB Flats Eligible for Neighbourhood Renewal Programme

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development how many flats are eligible for the Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP) for each Town Council and whether HDB plans to increase the tempo of this programme.

Mr Lawrence Wong: The Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP) was launched in 2007 and will benefit about 200,000 eligible flats. In September 2014, the age criteria for the NRP was extended to include blocks built up to 1995, increasing the number of eligible flats by another 100,000. Thereafter, HDB had informed all Town Councils of the blocks that are eligible for the NRP. The pace of the NRP is dependent on the availability of resources to fund these programmes, and also the ability of the Town Councils to effectively implement and manage these projects on the ground.