An in-depth guide to HDB's priority schemes to increase your BTO or SBF ballot chances

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These days, getting a queue number for an HDB BTO or SBF flat is like winning a 4D or Toto. Chances of getting one to book a flat are slim. Nevertheless, there are ways to increase your chances, one of which is to look at the HDB priority schemes. As they say, the devil's in the details. In this lengthy...

Note that the quota is lower for PLH projects and depends on the respective projects. As of this update, the MCPS quota set aside for PLH projects launched so far is 20 per cent for first-timers and two per cent for second-timers, which is two-thirds of the usual quotas.

Remember, if the parents or married child owns more than one house, the one they live in will be used for calculating the distance. If neither household owns the private housing, the property must be held under the name of an immediate family member, such as siblings, children, parent, or parent-in-law.For those purchasing a flat to live with parents/ married child:

The first round will be under TCPS. But if it is not successful, your application will again be balloted along with the other public applicants.For married couples, at least one of you must be a Singapore Citizen.Your family must have at least three children . For divorce or divorcees, you must have legal custody, care and control of your kids.

Fortunately for them, with the Senior Priority Scheme , they are given priority to purchase two-room Flexi flats close to where the heart is.A minimum of 40 per cent of two-room Flexi flats available during sales launches will be allocated for seniors. Of this, half will be set aside for qualified seniors under SPS.Senior citizens who wish to buy a flat near their current home or to live with/ close to their parents or married child will benefit from this scheme.

 

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