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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 11, 2020
HDB contractors to temporarily house migrant workers at unused car parks, void decks
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SINGAPORE: Healthy migrant workers employed by Housing Board contractors will be temporarily housed at unused void decks and multi-storey car parks of sites where projects are under construction, HDB said in a Facebook post on Saturday (Apr 11). “These are completed structures that are safe and liveable,” the agency said. “This will help to improve safe distancing
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 6, 2020
COVID-19: Enforcement officers in HDB estates to ensure compliance of safe distancing measures
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SINGAPORE: Officers will be deployed in HDB estates to enforce safe distancing measures during the month-long “circuit breaker” period, said the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) on Monday (Apr 6). From Tuesday, the Government will deploy enforcement officers to discourage loitering and gatherings in public places, and to ensure there is no consumption of food and
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
‘Self-disinfecting coating’ applied to HDB lift buttons
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SINGAPORE: A spray, described as a self-disinfecting coating, has been applied to buttons in HDB lifts in Singapore, as a safeguard against viruses, bacteria and fungi. Over the past two weeks, Singapore’s town councils have coated 1.5 million lift buttons inside 26,000 HDB lifts, as well as at lift lobbies. Advertisement Advertisement A total of 650 litres of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
Bukit Merah HDB branch closes temporarily after second employee tests positive for COVID-19
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SINGAPORE: The Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) Bukit Merah branch will be closed from Thursday (Apr 2) “until further notice” after a second branch employee tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, HDB said it was working closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH) on contact tracing. Advertisement Advertisement “The health and safety of
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 2, 2020
940,000 HDB households to get enhanced GST voucher rebate this month to offset utilities bills
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SINGAPORE: About 940,000 Housing and Development Board (HDB) households will receive double their regular GST Voucher – Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebate for the financial year to help with utilities bills. This is part of the Government’s Care and Support Package announced as part of Budget 2020 to help households with their expenses. Advertisement Advertisement READ: Budget 2020:
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 1, 2020
HDB resale prices unchanged in Q1 after 2 quarters of increase
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SINGAPORE: Resale prices in the public housing market held steady in the first quarter of 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak, a contrast to the decline in the private property sector. The resale price index was 131.5, unchanged from the fourth quarter of last year, according to flash estimates released by the Housing & Development Board
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 30, 2020
Retractable laundry racks, laminated timber doors among modern fittings for ageing HDB flats
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SINGAPORE: Retractable laundry racks, laminated timber doors and modern bathroom walls and floor tiles – these are some of the fittings owners of ageing Housing & Development Board (HDB) flats that are eligible for upgrading works can look forward to. About 230,000 HDB flats built between 1987 and 1997 are set to be upgraded under the
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
About 940,000 HDB households to receive S$134 million in S&CC rebates
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SINGAPORE: Around 940,000 Singaporean Housing and Development Board (HDB) households will receive S$134 million worth of Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates in the 2020 financial year (from April 2020 to March 2021). This is part of the Government’s Care and Support Package announced as part of Budget 2020 to help households with their expenses.
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 12, 2020
‘Holistic support system’ required as S$30,000 grant receives mixed reviews from HDB homeowners without direct lift access
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SINGAPORE: At 66, Mr Osman Omar has to climb two flights of stairs between his third-floor flat to get to the lift on the fourth floor. This requires some physical effort as he has asthma and a leg that aches. His block at Jurong West is one of 150 blocks where the Lift Upgrading Programme –
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 4, 2020
S$24.8 million climate-friendly household package for 1- to 3-room HDB households to roll out this year
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SINGAPORE: One-, two- and three-room HDB households will benefit from a S$24.8 million Climate-friendly Household Package to be rolled out by this year, announced Minister for Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli on Thursday (Mar 4). This will include a one-off S$150 voucher offered by the National Environment Agency (NEA), to help households living in
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