Factors Affecting Percentage of Rental Units in Each Plus and Prime HDB BTO Development

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development (a) what percentage of Plus and Prime BTO developments comprise rental units, on average; and (b) how does HDB determine the number of rental units for each Plus or Prime development.

Mr Desmond Lee: Since the new flat classification framework was implemented in October 2024, four in 10 of the Plus and Prime Build-to-Order (BTO) projects launched included public rental flats. These rental flats comprise 5% of all flats across the 10 projects.

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) builds rental flats in these projects to ensure that our neighbourhoods continue to have a good social mix and remain inclusive. In determining whether and how many rental flats to build in a given project, HDB looks at several factors, including the projected demand and supply of rental flats and the geographical spread of rental flats across the island.