Public housing policy for singles has 'an unintended consequence for those who were still caring for an elderly parent', says Lim.
SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Jamus Lim wrote in an Oct 15 social media post about a woman who told him about the challenges singles face because of government policies.#workersparty
Assoc Prof Lim added that because singles who avail of BTOs are only allowed a studio or two-room unit, those whose parents live with them but can’t be listed as co-applicants for the housing unit end up needing to stay together in a cramped living space or look for a home on the more expensive resale market.
Assoc Prof Lim also wrote that more and more singles could find themselves in such situations as Singapore matures as a high-income economy where people get married later in life. Noting that this is an issue that his fellow Sengkang GRC MP Mr Louis Chua has brought up in Parliament, he wrote that the Workers’ Party will “continue to advocate for common-sense ways to adapt our public policies to the changing demography of Singaporean societies”."Good location.
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