More 1-room Flats for Singles

Mr Lim Biow Chuan asked the Minister for National Development whether HDB will consider building more 1-room rental flats so as to allow singles without family support to rent a flat by themselves.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: We do not plan to build rental flats for singles to stay on their own. The current arrangement of requiring two singles to pair up allows us to maximise the use of heavily subsidised rental flats. This enables us to help as many as possible, within our limited resources.