SingPost trial brings postal services to five HDB estates

Residents in 226 blocks in five HDB estates can post and return mail from their void decks by the end of October under a new Singapore Post pilot to bring postal services closer to homes.

- Timothy Goh

The SingPost@MyBlock initiative, launched on Oct 19, covers 27 HDB blocks in Punggol Northshore. The service will be expanded to HDB blocks in Marine Parade, Upper Boon Keng, Bukit Panjang and Bukit Batok by the end of October. SingPost said the estates were chosen to ensure coverage in different parts of Singapore.

Clearly marked letterboxes will let residents post letters and small parcels without having to visit a post office.

Free to use, they are the same size as letterboxes from which residents get their mail.

Outgoing mail will be collected at 5pm from Monday to Thursday, and at 6pm on Fridays.

The pilot will run until Dec 31.

If successful, the initiative will be rolled out islandwide from 2026 to about 21,000 letterbox nests in void decks.