By MP for Aljunied GRC, Pritam Singh
[Delivered in Committee of Supply on 11 March 2015]
Sir, in view of previously announced plans to increase the stock of rental flats, I would like to ask the Ministry what has been the result of the ramping up of rental housing options. Has there been an improvement in the waiting time? If not, what is the source of the bottleneck and does the Ministry intend to build more rental housing? Secondly, in order to encourage more rental households to move to purchase their own apartments would the Ministry consider loosening the restrictions of the Tenant Priority Scheme to make it easier for rental tenants to purchase their own flat, particularly by extending the scheme to second timers and by increasing their quota allocation from 10% currently which is shared with other applicants who apply under the Resettlement, Relocation and Selective En-Bloc Redevelopment Scheme. Finally, would the Ministry consider allowing single mothers to apply for rental housing as a means of reducing their burden/difficulties, especially for those single mothers with little or no family support.