Take-Up Rate for Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme

Mr Ang Wei Neng asked the Minister for National Development since the launch of the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS) (a) how many married first-time applicants for HDB flats have taken advantage of PPHS and, of these, how many are married with children; and (b) how many rental flats under PPHS are currently available as of 31 August 2013 vis-أ-vis the number of applicants.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: Three hundred and twenty-seven married couples have taken up rental flats under PPHS. Of these, 225 couples are married with children.

We have more than 800 vacant flats available for rental. We will soon announce some enhancements to the scheme to benefit more Singaporean families waiting for their new flats to complete.