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Minister Khaw: public housing policies must match social objectives
In a blog post, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that 10,000 couples would benefit from the Parenthood Priority Scheme in the coming January, and that housing policies must be guided by social objectives including encouraging the young to get married and couples to have children after marriage, and match Singaporean’s changing aspirations at the same time. Previously, people get married, rent a home, have a baby and then buy a home. But now, Mr Khaw believes that people prefer to first get a home, then get married and finally start a family. So, the strengthening of HDB Build-To-Order (BTO) flat construction, the Parenthood Priority Scheme and Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme are meant to help the young meet their aspirations.
(Source: Business Times)
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