Mar 2, 2010
Help pro-children families get suitable flats
I AM a proud father of three young children, with twins who have just turned 17 months. I live in a three-room HDB flat and find it difficult to house my family, including my father-in-law, in my current unit.
As the sole breadwinner, I hope the Government can help pro-children families like mine obtain suitably larger flats at affordable prices.
Recently, I submitted a petition via my MP to allow me to upgrade to a four-room flat through direct purchase from the HDB of any balance or repossessed flats in my area. I have been unsuccessful in my past three balloting exercises.
The HDB has indicated that I stand a better chance of obtaining a flat through the build-to-order scheme and advised me to look at resale flats. However, current resale market prices are beyond what I can possibly afford.
The Government is right that monetary benefits alone will not increase the birth rate. What is needed is an adjustment of HDB policies to aid pro-children families like mine.
Alvin Sia
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