In an addenda to the President’s Address, the Ministry of National Development (MND) said it will roll out the following initiatives to continue to upgrade and transform public housing estates:
- Step up Home Improvement Programme (HIP) to cover another one-third, or 100,000 flats, within the next three years
- Help couples and their parents live together, or close by
- Facilitate ageing-in-place by making HDB homes and estates age-friendly with more amenities
- Inject vibrancy and foster greater cohesiveness in existing HDB towns under the Remaking Our Heartland initiative
- Provide and integrate spaces such as parks, sports and recreational facilities for social and community needs, and engage residents in energising these spaces
- Conserve buildings and special places with historical and architectural significance
- Review the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint and leverage on technology to develop SMART HDB towns to meet the varied needs of a maturing society
- Plan and design public housing estates with more greenery and access to parks
- Make greenery more pervasive in urban areas and developments, such as the Rail Corridor, and new initiatives under the Landscape for Urban Spaces and High-rises (LUSH) programme
- Develop technologies and plans to increase land capacity through more underground and mixed-use developments
The government will also increase the capacity of the public transport system and develop more sustainable transport options.
MND’s addenda comes after the President’s Address for the opening of Parliament on 16 May by President Tony Tan, where he said housing will continue to be affordable for all Singaporeans.
Image source: Ministry of National Development
Muneerah Bee, Senior Journalist at PropertyGuru, wrote this story. To contact her about this or other stories email muneerah@propertyguru.com.sg
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