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Housing: HDB's Two Suggestions Don't Address Persistent Challenges Singles Face in Securing Flats
The Straits Times
|April 09, 2025
I thank the Housing Board for its reply "More 2-room HDB flexi flats to meet demand from first-timer singles" (April 7) to my letter "No success for single applying for HDB flat after 10 tries" (April 1).
However, I would like to address two of the suggestions it offered – namely, to apply for projects with lower application rates and to consider the resale market with grants.
First, the recommendation to choose Build-To-Order (BTO) projects in areas with lower application rates, such as Jurong West or Queenstown, may sound practical, but it does not consider the constraints that many singles face.
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