20 Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether there are any commissioned studies to assess whether the CPF Basic Retirement Sum sufficiently provides for the minimum retirement adequacy of seniors and to provide a decent quality of life; (b) whether the Government is considering the need to define specific adequacy goals to meet seniors’Continue reading “ADEQUACY OF CPF BASIC RETIREMENT SUM TO PROVIDE FOR MINIMUM RETIREMENT NEEDS OF SENIORS AND ENSURE DECENT QUALITY OF LIFE”
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WAITING TIMES FOR HDB BTO PROJECTS OVER LAST 10 YEARS BY PERCENTILE
25 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to HDB BTO projects launched in the last 10 years, what is the 25th percentile, median, average and 75th percentile of waiting times over the last 10 years based on the actual wait times for completed projects and the estimated wait times for projectsContinue reading “WAITING TIMES FOR HDB BTO PROJECTS OVER LAST 10 YEARS BY PERCENTILE”
CONSIDERATIONS DETERMINING CHANGES TO MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME CEILING FOR PURCHASING HDB FLATS AND EXECUTIVE CONDOMINIUMS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development what are the quantitative and qualitative considerations in determining changes to the monthly household income ceiling for purchasing HDB flats and Executive Condominiums, particularly as they relate to (i) incomes and (ii) prevailing housing prices, if applicable. Mr Desmond Lee: The income ceilings for the purchase ofContinue reading “CONSIDERATIONS DETERMINING CHANGES TO MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME CEILING FOR PURCHASING HDB FLATS AND EXECUTIVE CONDOMINIUMS”
AVERAGE AND RANGE OF INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY FOR SITES ACQUIRED UNDER SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to projects that have been announced under the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) to date, what has been the average and range of increase in development intensity or plot ratios for sites that are acquired. Mr Desmond Lee: Sites which have been announced for theContinue reading “AVERAGE AND RANGE OF INCREASE IN DEVELOPMENT INTENSITY FOR SITES ACQUIRED UNDER SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME”
NUMBER OF FAMILY OFFICES REGISTERED IN SINGAPORE, AGGREGATE BUSINESS SPENDING, AMOUNT OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND INVESTED LOCALLY IN LAST FIVE YEARS AND YEAR-TO-DATE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister in each of the last five years and year-to-date, what is (i) the number of family offices registered in Singapore (ii) their aggregate business spending (iii) the amount of assets under management (AUM) held and (iv) the amount of their AUM invested locally. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam (for theContinue reading “NUMBER OF FAMILY OFFICES REGISTERED IN SINGAPORE, AGGREGATE BUSINESS SPENDING, AMOUNT OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT AND INVESTED LOCALLY IN LAST FIVE YEARS AND YEAR-TO-DATE”
LEVEL OF STOCKPILE ACROSS KEY FOOD ITEMS IN GOVERNMENT’S INVENTORY
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the level of stockpile across key food items which are currently held in the Government’s inventory as compared to the stockpile that is required to be held by supply chain partners; (b) how has the number of months of stockpile changed overContinue reading “LEVEL OF STOCKPILE ACROSS KEY FOOD ITEMS IN GOVERNMENT’S INVENTORY”
WIDER RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development with regard to residents who are affected by HDB’s Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) (a) whether the Government will consider providing a wider range of re-accommodation options in order to reduce or eliminate any cash outlay for those impacted, and for retirees in particular; and (b)Continue reading “WIDER RANGE OF ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME”
IMPACT OF EXPORT CURBS ON SUPPLY OF KEY FOOD ITEMS TO SINGAPORE AND ON SINGAPORE’S “30 BY 30” FOOD PRODUCTION GOAL
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) between 2018 and 2021, what is the amount (in tonnes) of live and chilled poultry imported into Singapore from each country or territory; and (b) what are the constraints to expanding the number of approved countries for poultry imports. Mr Chua Kheng WeeContinue reading “IMPACT OF EXPORT CURBS ON SUPPLY OF KEY FOOD ITEMS TO SINGAPORE AND ON SINGAPORE’S “30 BY 30” FOOD PRODUCTION GOAL”
NUMBER OF HDB FLATS SUITABLE FOR REDEVELOPMENT UNDER SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development (a) what is the total number of HDB flats which make up the 5% of all HDB flats deemed to be suitable for redevelopment under the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS); (b) what is the number of such flats remaining which have yet to be selectedContinue reading “NUMBER OF HDB FLATS SUITABLE FOR REDEVELOPMENT UNDER SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME”
CRITERIA AND WEIGHTAGE OF FACTORS USED IN DETERMINING POTENTIAL OF HDB FLATS FOR SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for National Development (a) what are the criteria and weightage of factors used in determining redevelopment potential of HDB flats to be chosen for the Selective En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) and for flats which are identified; and (b) what is the process by which the timing of SERS isContinue reading “CRITERIA AND WEIGHTAGE OF FACTORS USED IN DETERMINING POTENTIAL OF HDB FLATS FOR SELECTIVE EN-BLOC REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME”
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