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AsiaOne
5 hours ago
- Business
- AsiaOne
Children living with or near parents to get priority in HDB sales exercises, regardless of marital status, from July , Singapore News
Singles applying for new flats can join married couples in getting priority access when they buy a home near or with their parents, beginning with the Housing Board's July 2025 sales exercise. That is when the new Family Care Scheme will kick in, said the HDB in a statement on Sunday (July 20). The launch date for the July BTO sales exercise has not been announced. News that singles can get priority during the BTO application process was first announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the National Day Rally last year. He had said that the Government will extend priority access to new flats to all parents and their children, regardless of marital status. Priority access was previously reserved only for married couples and their parents. HDB said in its statement last November that the new FCS — which has two components — streamlines three priority schemes for married couples, parents and seniors, and will also include singles. The two components are FCS (Proximity) — which will be rolled out with the July BTO sales exercise — and FCS (Joint Balloting), which will be implemented end-2025. For FCS (Proximity), both parents and children will have priority access if they are applying for a new flat to live with or near each other, regardless of marital status. This replaces the current replaces the Married Child Priority Scheme and Senior Priority Scheme. The FCS (Joint Balloting) is where parents and their children, regardless of marital status, will be able to jointly apply for two units in the same BTO project, where there are 2-room Flexi or 3-room flats in the BTO project. This will replace the current Multi-Generation Priority Scheme, which prioritises married couples and parents who live near each other in the same BTO project. More flats for second-tier families In their statement on Sunday, HDB also provided more details on the additional allocation of BTO flats for second-timer families, as earlier announced in March. Second-timer families will have an increased allocation quota of 3-room and larger BTO flats by five percentage points, said HDB. This is to support their upgrading aspirations or "right-sizing plans", they said. The proportion of BTO flats set aside for second-timer families will now be: • Up to 20 per cent (from up to 15 per cent currently) of 3-room Standard flats; • Up to 10 per cent (from up to 5 per cent currently) of 3-room Plus and Prime flats, and 4-room and larger Standard, Plus and Prime flats HDB added that at least 80 to 90 per cent of 3-room and larger flats will continue to be set aside for first-timer families. Increase in Fresh Start Housing Grant Other enhancements that will take effect from the July 2025 sales exercises include the Deferred Income Assessment (DIA) scheme and the Fresh Start Housing Grant for eligible second-timer families The DIA scheme allows eligible couples to apply for a new flat first and defer their income assessment for the Enhanced CPF Housing Grant (EHG) and an HDB housing loan until nearer to key collection. The enhanced scheme will mean that only one of the two parties will have to be studying or serving National Service where previously both parties have to meet this requirement. In addition, the Fresh Start Housing Grant will be increased from $50,000 to $75,000 to support more second-timer public rental households with children to own a flat. Eligible ST families can use the increased grant to buy a new 2-room Flexi or 3-room Standard BTO, or SBF flat, on a shorter lease, said HDB. HDB will offer over 10,000 new flats in the July sales exercise. Over half of these, or 5,500 flats, will be Build-To-Order (BTO) units, elaborated Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat in a Facebook post on July 16. [[nid:719872]] candicecai@
CNA
5 hours ago
- Business
- CNA
Some two-room BTO flats to be set aside for first-time singles who want to live near parents
SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) on Sunday (Jul 20) announced the quota for Build-to-Order (BTO) two-room flats that will be set aside for first-time singles who are applying for a flat near their parents. The new Family Care Scheme (FCS), which was first announced by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in the National Day Rally last year, comprises two components: FCS (Proximity) and FCS (Joint Balloting). PROXIMITY FCS (Proximity) allows parents and their children, regardless of marital status, priority access if they are applying for a new flat to live with or near each other. This will be rolled out in the July BTO exercise. Currently, up to 65 per cent of two-room flexi BTO flats and up to 5 per cent of Sale of Balance flats (SBF) are set aside for first-timer singles, after allocating flats to seniors. Within these quotas, 30 per cent of BTO flats and 2 per cent of SBF flats will be set aside for first-time singles applying under FCS (Proximity). This applies to Standard and Plus flats. For Prime flats, the percentages drop to 20 per cent and 1 per cent, respectively. The remaining quota will be for other first-time singles. Married couples and seniors currently have priority access under the Married Child Priority Scheme and Senior Priority Scheme when applying for new flats to live with or near their parents or married children. FCS (Proximity) will replace both of these schemes, with no change to the priority access for married couples and seniors. JOINT BALLOTING FCS (Joint Balloting) allows parents and their children, regardless of marital status, to jointly apply for two units in the same BTO project, where there are two-room flexi or three-room flats in the same project. This will start in the October BTO exercise, HDB said on Sunday. It will replace the Multi-Generation Priority Scheme for married children and parents to live near each other in the same BTO project. CHANGES FROM JULY Other changes that will start from the July BTO exercise have been announced previously. This includes HDB increasing the allocation quota of three-room and larger BTO flats for second-timer families by 5 percentage points. The revised proportion of BTO flats set aside for second-timer families: Up to 20 per cent of three-room Standard flats Up to 10 per cent of three-room plus and prime flats, and four-room and larger standard, plus and prime flats At least 80 per cent to 90 per cent of three-room and larger flats will continue to be set aside for first-time families. Changes to the Deferred Income Assessment (DIA) scheme and the Fresh Start Housing Grant for eligible second-time families will also take effect from the July BTO exercise. The DIA scheme allows eligible couples to apply for a new flat and delay their income assessment for housing grants or loans until just before they collect their keys. This will be expanded such that only one party in a couple needs to be a full-time student or national serviceman to be eligible. Previously, both parties needed to meet this requirement. The Fresh Start Housing Grant will be increased from S$50,000 to S$75,000 to support more second-timer public rental households with children to own homes. These families can use the increased grant to buy a new two-room flexi or three-room Standard BTO, or SBF flat, on a shorter lease.
Malay Mail
6 hours ago
- Malay Mail
Knife dispute between neighbours in Singapore's Yishun flats leaves one dead, another wounded
SINGAPORE, July 20 — A 44-year-old man died and a 53-year-old man was injured following a dispute between neighbours at a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Yishun here, yesterday The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were alerted to the incident at Block 334B Yishun Street 31 around 5.20pm, The Straits Times reported. When officers arrived, they found the older man injured inside his flat and the younger man lying motionless at the foot of the block. Preliminary investigations suggest the two men, who lived in the same block, had a prior argument along the corridor. During the dispute, the 44-year-old allegedly attacked the 53-year-old with a knife. The younger man was later found at the foot of the block and was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic. The police have said they do not suspect foul play at this stage of the investigation. Photos from the scene showed a blue police tent on a grass patch and a cordoned-off area, with a resident reporting that she heard a loud noise and saw the injured man from her fourth-floor flat.
AsiaOne
6 hours ago
- AsiaOne
Man found dead at foot of Yishun block after injuring neighbour with knife, Singapore News
A 44-year-old man was discovered dead at the foot of an HDB block on Saturday (July 19) after a neighbour dispute. The police said they had received a call for assistance at Block 334B Yishun Street 31 at about 5.20pm that day. When officers arrived, they found an injured 53-year-old man in his home and the 44-year-old man lying motionless at the foot of the block. Preliminary investigations found that the men, who are neighbours, had a prior dispute along the corridor and the younger man had allegedly injured the older man with a knife. The 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at scene by a paramedic from the Singapore Civil Defence Force. Based on preliminary investigations, foul play is not suspected. The 53-year-old man was taken to the hospital conscious. Police investigations are ongoing. Alleged dispute over corridor space A resident told Lianhe Zaobao she had heard a loud noise and later saw a man with abdominal injuries being taken onto an ambulance. A family member of the deceased said in an interview with Chinese publication 8world that the two neighbours had been embroiled in a dispute over corridor space. The 44-year-old had reportedly told his family that his neighbour would purportedly play loud music when he walked past their unit and allegedly honk at him if they encountered each other downstairs. The man and his wife had wanted to move out and had even found a new house earlier in July, added the unnamed family member. He was supposed to meet them for dinner that night, and the family believes he may have been harassed, which led to the incident. They described the deceased as someone with a gentle disposition, and that this incident had likely occurred as he was at their wits' end. Samaritans of Singapore: 1800-221-4444 Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019 Care Corner Counselling Centre (Mandarin): 1800-353-5800 Institute of Mental Health's Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222 Silver Ribbon: 6386-1928 Shan You Counselling Centre (Mandarin): 6741-0078 Fei Yue's Online Counselling Service: Tinkle Friend (for primary school children): 1800-2744-788 [[nid:720193]]
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Yahoo
1 dead, 1 injured after dispute between neighbours at Yishun HDB block
SINGAPORE - A man died and another man was conscious when taken to the hospital on July 19, with preliminary investigations pointing to a dispute between two neighbours at a Yishun HDB block. The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were contacted about an incident at Block 334B Yishun Street 31 at about 5.20pm. 'When officers arrived, they found an injured 53-year-old man in his residential unit and a 44-year-old man lying motionless at the foot of the block,' police said. 'Preliminary investigations revealed that the men, who are neighbours residing at the said block, were involved in a prior dispute along the corridor. Arising from the dispute, the 44-year-old man allegedly injured the 53-year-old man with a knife.' The 44-year-old man was subsequently found lying motionless at the foot of the block and was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic. The police said they do not suspect foul play, based on preliminary investigations. In photos of the incident, a blue police tent is seen erected on a grass patch on the first floor of the block, with the surrounding area cordoned off with police tape. Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao reported a female resident on the fourth floor saying that she heard a loud noise, and then saw an elderly man with abdominal injuries when she peered out of her flat. The 53-year-old man was conscious when taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. Police investigations are ongoing. Source: The Straits Times © SPH Media Limited. Permission required for reproduction Discover how to enjoy other premium articles here
