Statistics on Rental Flats

Mr Ang Wei Neng asked the Minister for National Development (a) as of 31 August 2013, what is the total number of HDB rental flats in Singapore and of these, how many are (i) occupied, (ii) ready for occupation but not occupied, and (iii) in various stages of construction; (b) how many HDB rental flat applicants are still on queue; and (c) in the last five years, how many rental flat occupants have managed to buy their own flats.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: As at end August 2013, there are 49,500 public rental flats available for rental. Forty-eight thousand two hundred flats are being occupied, while the remaining 1,300 flats will be allocated progressively to registered applicants on the waiting list. We are building new rental flats to add to the rental stock. By 2017, we expect to have 60,000 rental flats for occupation.

There are currently 1,900 registered applicants waiting to be allocated a public rental flat.

From 2008 to 2012, 1,440 ex-tenants progressed to own their homeownership flats.