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29,000 Flats Selected for Latest Round of Upgrading Programme
The Straits Times
|February 17, 2025
Home owners to get upgrades to bathrooms and entrances, among other improvements
Some 29,000 flats built in 1997 or earlier have been chosen for the Housing Board's Home Improvement Programme (HIP) and will get structural improvements and upgrades to bathrooms and entrances, among other things.
Announcing the latest round of the programme on Feb 16, HDB said home owners of these flats will be able to opt for senior-friendly fittings such as grab bars and foldable shower seats.
The 371 blocks chosen for upgrades are located in estates that include Choa Chu Kang, Pasir Ris, Tampines and Jurong West, and the Government has allocated more than $407 million for the works.
The HIP was launched in 2007 to spruce up older housing estates. As at March 31, 2024, about $4 billion has been spent on the programme.
Speaking during a Chinese New Year event on Feb 16 in Pioneer, in Jurong West, Minister for National Development Desmond Lee said that, since the launch of the HIP, 494,000 flats, or nine in 10 eligible flats, have been selected for the programme, including the latest batch.
Of these, close to 381,000 flats have been upgraded, HDB said.
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