ARREARS OF RENT AND MORTGAGE PAYMENTS TO HDB

Mr Low Thia Khiang asked the Minister for National Development how many people were in arrears of rent or mortgage instalment payments for at least three months as of May 1997, by types of flats.

Mr Lim Hng Kiang: For rental flats, a total of 2,169 tenants were in arrears for three months and more as at May 1997: 732 tenants were from the 1-room flat; 1,169 tenants were from the 2-room flat; 247 tenants were from the 3-room flat and 21 tenants were from the 4-room flat. This is 3.7% of the total 58,342 rental units under management.

For sold flats, as at May 1997, a total of 6,412 lessees were in arrears of three months and more: 2,340 cases were from the 3-room or smaller flat lessees; 2,567 cases were from the 4-room flat lessees; and 1,505 cases were from the 5-room and Executive flat lessees. This is 1.5% of the total 414,983 units with outstanding loans.