Priority for Senior Citizens Applying for Two-room Flexi Flats with Peers as Group Application

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development whether priority can be given to senior citizens who wish to apply for 2-room Flexi flats together with their peers as a group application as they wish to be neighbours with each other.

Mr Lawrence Wong: HDB sets aside a high proportion of the public flat supply of 2-room Flexi flats for elderly applicants aged 55 and above. The Build-To-Order application rates for elderly applicants have been stable at below two times the flat supply set aside for them, with almost all elderly applicants invited to book a flat.

Elderly applicants can also make use of the Senior Priority Scheme (SPS) to improve their chances when they apply for a two-room Flexi flat near their current home or their married child. So eligible seniors can apply under the SPS to be neighbours with one another in a new project.