Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for National Development whether HDB plans to cap the number of occupants in HDB rental flats over the longer term.
Mr Desmond Lee: The Government does not restrict the number of family members who can live together under one roof, whether in rental or owned flats, as household sizes and circumstances vary across families. For unrelated persons renting Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats, an occupancy cap is imposed to minimise potential disamenities to neighbours.
Public rental tenants with very large families comprising more than one family nucleus can apply to rent more than one flat, and HDB will continue to facilitate such requests. Under the ComLink Rental Scheme, HDB also works closely with the Ministry of Social and Family Development and selected Family Service Centres to offer 3-room rental flats to large families with children on a case-by-case basis.
Ministry of National Development
9 January 2024
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