Ministry of National Development of the Republic of Singapore

04/08/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/08/2026 21:14

Written answer by Ministry of National Development on annual number of income-related BTO flats and ECs housing application appeals to Ministry from 2020 to 2025

Question No.: 1356
Question by: Mr Pritam Singh

To ask the Minister for National Development for each year from 2020 to 2025, how many appeals has the Ministry received, respectively, from (i) BTO flat applicants whose income exceeded the monthly income ceiling (ii) Executive Condominium applicants whose income exceeded the monthly income ceiling.

Answer:

From 2020 to 2025, the number of appeals to waive the income ceiling to buy flats from HDB or Executive Condominium (EC) units from property developers were:

Year No. of appeals to buy flats from HDB No. of appeals to buy ECs from developers
2020 804 43
2021 947 199
2022 1,241 496
2023 971 237
2024 1,169 461
2025 1,825 1,147

As we mentioned during previous media interviews and the 2026 Committee of Supply debate, MND and HDB are reviewing the income ceilings.

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