The NRP work in 17 HDB neighbourhoods — at a cost of SGD 165 million — is expected to benefit 25,000 households. The projects are located island-wide, including in Bukit Panjang, Sembawang, and Sengkang.
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Over 950,000 Singaporean HDB households to benefit from various schemes in January 2025
These rebates help to provide support for GST and cost-of-living expenses for lower- to middle-income households, and are disbursed in April, July, October, and January each year. This will be the fourth quarterly disbursement for Financial Year (FY) 2024.
Singapore singles can apply for new 2-room HDB Flexi flats in any location; rollout in October 2024
Earlier, singles were only allowed to buy new 2-room Flexi flats (of 99-year lease) in non-mature estates. Now, the categories of “mature” or “non-mature” HDB housing estates are being replaced with the following categories: Standard, Plus, or Prime, based on the location and features of the new flats.
Singapore job-seeker aid of SGD 6,000 will be available to HDB dwellers, says manpower minister
Concerning HDB dwellers and their eligibility for this aid, the minister said, “The threshold of [annual property value of] SGD 25,000 for the [job-seeker support] scheme is aligned with other schemes such as the GST Voucher scheme. This covers about 75 per cent of residential properties, including all HDB flats.”
New Bidadari Park, equal in size to 18 football fields, adds a large swathe of green serenity to Singapore
Minister Desmond Lee informed on Instagram: “Visitors can enjoy a total of 5.2km of experiential trails within the [Bidadari] Park – such as the Woodland Experiential Trail, which features clusters of majestic Tembusu and Ficus trees and the Adventure Playwoods, where children can also enjoy exploratory play in nature.”
HDB’s Home Improvement Programme to upgrade over 53,000 more homes
Implemented in 2007, HIP helps flat owners to proactively address common maintenance issues such as spalling concrete and ceiling leakage that arise due to wear and tear in older flats, and provide improvements to enhance living conditions of older flats.
Around 950,000 Singaporean HDB households set to receive U-Save and S&CC rebates in January 2024
The government has announced rebates for around 950,000 Singaporean households living in HDB flats. These concessions will come in January 2024, as per the Ministry of Finance. According to the ministry, households will receive U-Save and Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates, which are part of the permanent GST Voucher (GSTV) scheme and the Assurance […]
HDB raises solar target for a greener Singapore
The Housing & Development Board (HDB) has raised the national solar target from 220 MWp to 540 MWp by 2030, reinforcing its commitment to generate more clean energy.
BTO flat balloting time reduced from six to three weeks in Singapore
Singaporeans planning to buy Build-to-Order (BTO) flats will soon able to receive the results of their applications earlier, asserted Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong during his Committee of Supply speech in Parliament today.
HDB launches 3,739 flats for sale in February
There is good news for Singaporeans who want to purchase flats as the Housing and Development Board (HDB) launched 3,739 flats for sale today in the first Build-to-Order (BTO) and Re-Offer of Balance Flats (ROF) exercise of 2019.
