Successful Public Rental Scheme Applicants who are Singaporeans with Non-Singapore Citizen or Non-Singapore Permanent Resident Spouses

Mr Foo Cexiang asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether HDB has granted any applications by Singaporeans with non-Singapore Citizen or non-Singapore Permanent Resident spouse and child under the Public Rental Scheme (PRS) in the past three years; and (b) whether HDB will consider revising the PRS to allow such applicants to rent a flat under the scheme.

Mr Chee Hong Tat: Public rental flats are prioritised for Singapore Citizen (SC) applicants with at least one other SC or Singapore Permanent Resident's family member. This could be the spouse, parent or child.

The Housing and Development Board (HDB) assesses each public rental flat application holistically, taking into account the applicant's housing options, level of family support and input from social workers. In the last three years, HDB has approved a small number of applications from SCs with non-resident spouses and children.