Data on Successful Applications for Public Rental Flats Made By Individuals Undergoing Divorce and Separation Proceedings

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development from 2020 to 2024, how many successful applications for public rental flats are made annually by individuals undergoing divorce and separation proceedings, with a breakdown by (i) those with an interim judgment for divorce (ii) those with a deed of separation and (iii) those on a case-by-case basis, respectively.

Mr Chee Hong Tat: From 2020 to 2024, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) approved about 6,100 requests from individuals who had either completed their divorce or separation, or were undergoing the proceedings with ancillary matters settled. An additional 186 requests were approved without their ancillary matters settled, on a case-by-case basis. The total number of approved requests each year is about 1,200 to 1,300.

HDB does not differentiate applicants who have completed their proceedings and those who are undergoing the proceedings with ancillary matters settled. HDB also does not track applications by the type of documentation submitted and is, therefore, unable to provide the breakdown requested by the Member.