More interim flats for couples

The government will increase the supply of flats under the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS) by adding another 800 flats, including in Bukit Merah and Queenstown. In a blog post today, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said HDB is retrofitting the flats, which are mainly three-room units, and they will be available from early next year. Couples will also be allowed to co-rent and co-pay for the PPHS flat to reduce their rental expense. This will be useful for those who feel that they do not need a whole flat, especially if it is four or five-room. The few vacant PPHS flats are of this type. New applicants and existing tenants can opt for this from tomorrow, Mr Khaw wrote. PPHS was started last year to provide young couples with affordable temporary housing while waiting for their Build-To-Order (BTO) flat to be completed. Mr Khaw describes it as a good scheme which has been well received, and there are currently 1,150 PPHS flats. Last year, the scheme was extended to eligible married and fianc-fiance couples, as well as divorced/widowed persons with children who have booked an uncompleted BTO or Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) unit. Muneerah Bee, Senior Journalist at PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact her about this or other stories emailmuneerah@propertyguru.com.sg

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