seem like HDB got many secrets

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Few knew of HDB's provision for unmarried citizen siblings

THE Housing Board's clarification ('HDB clarifies rule on siblings'; Monday) that unmarried siblings below age 35 - be they citizens or permanent residents (PRs) - can apply to buy HDB resale flats if their parents live overseas and do not already own a public flat, is odd.

The public and real estate industry are largely unaware that unmarried citizen siblings below age 35 can apply and be considered on a case-by-case basis.

By contrast, it has been common knowledge that two PR siblings below 35 years of age can buy a resale flat. How would citizen siblings apply when few citizens know about it?

Could the HDB publish the statistics as to how many citizen siblings have applied and how many cases were approved?

In the article, Dennis Wee Group director Chris Koh was quoted as saying that less than 5 per cent of HDB resale flats sold fall into the siblings category. Can the HDB reveal how many PR siblings have bought resale HDB flats?

It is hard to agree with the HDB's view that its rules treat citizen and PR siblings similarly.

For instance, it is almost a given that the parents of most PR siblings would be overseas and do not already own an HDB flat, whereas much fewer parents of citizen siblings would be abroad and do not own an HDB flat.

Even with this latest clarification from the HDB, on its website, the criteria to buy resale flats still do not state anything about unmarried citizen siblings, under age 35, being able to apply if their parents live abroad.

Leong Sze Hian

 

[Papsmearer]

Leong does not understand that this is not only a HDB secret rule. It is only one rule amongst many other secret rules available in other stat boards that all cater towards PRs and FTs. If the PAP publish all these benefits that are available to PRs and not to native born sinkies, there will be riots. MINDEF also got rules where young able bodied PRs do not need to do NS. NUS also got rules benefitting PRs, MOE also for school selections, MOM also, etc.

 

[tonychat]

where in the world that a govt restricts their own people from buying a place to stay. Only in sinkieland. Buy a place also have to wait to reach a certain age, it is like watching a R rated film, must wait till you are 21.

So when you apply a flat, do they check your IC?

 

[cathylmg]

I know that if your parents have passed away, and all sibblings are married, citizens under age 35 can allowed to buy HDB resale flat.

 

[QXD]

Expose them here for the benefit of all then...

 

[streetsmart73]

"For instance, it is almost a given that the parents of most PR siblings would be overseas and do not already own an HDB flat, whereas much fewer parents of citizen siblings would be abroad and do not own an HDB flat."


hi there


1. well done, mr leong.
2. sheep sucks big time here.

 

[myfoot123]

Goh Meng Seng can use this HDB secrets (among others) and shove it into Mah Bow Tan's ass in the coming election.

 

[Muthukali]

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[batman1]

The queston is Why 2 PR siblings are allowed to buy a HDB resale flat to compete with another 2 Singapore citizen siblings ?
PRs are not singapore citizens.
Why do HDB allow PRs to profit from the public housing when the PRs sell their resale flats and leave this Little Red Dot ?
PRs are not singapore citizens.They are here to earn money and farked off from this Little Red Dot when they have earned enough !
KNNCCB MIW!