Flats Eligible for HDB's Home Improvement Programme

Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim asked the Minister for National Development of the 230,000 HDB flats built between 1987 and 1997 that are eligible for HDB’s Home Improvement Programme (HIP) (a) what is the percentage of flats that have been announced for selection to undergo HIP; (b) what is the percentage of flats that have completed HIP; and (c) whether there will be delays to the selection for and completion of HIP for the remaining eligible flats.

Mr Desmond Lee: To date, we have announced that around 70,000 flats, or about 30% of the 230,000 flats built between 1987 and 1997, will undergo the Home Improvement Programme (HIP). As with other construction projects, the pace of HIP work has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of September 2022, HIP is ongoing for around 54,300 flats from 51 precincts while HIP work for 300 flats from one precinct have been completed.

Future selections of HIP projects will be made progressively. We will take into consideration the Government's fiscal position in deciding the number of flats selected each year. We aim to complete the programme within our earlier projection of about 10 years.