Additional Help for Families with Children to Buy Flats

The following question stood in the name of

Mr Gan Thiam Poh: **** –

17 To ask the Minister for National Development (a) whether an additional cash grant can be considered for HDB first-timers with at least a child; and (b) whether priority can be given to families who want to upgrade to a bigger HDB flat as a result of having more than one child.

Mr Baey Yam Keng: Question No 17.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: Mdm Speaker, HDB's housing subsidies, grants and priority schemes for new flat allocation are generally designed to help all eligible home buyers, whether they have children or not. To encourage child birth, we have a separate Marriage and Parenthood (M&P) package which has just been significantly enhanced. When the M&P package is next reviewed, we can think about the two and other proposals.