Mixing rental and sold flats allows for integration amid increasing economic inequality: Desmond Lee

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SINGAPORE - When policy makers were mulling over including rental flats in new projects under the prime location housing model, there were some who strongly advised against doing so, said National Dev

elopment Minister Desmond Lee.

Mr Lee was responding to a question how to ensure mixing rental flats with sold flats would have their intended effect of uplifting those of a lower income and encouraging integration. "Will it be a plus? Will it motivate them? Will it demotivate them? Will it be a fraught experience? I think time will tell," said Mr Lee.

 

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Please build more rental flat and 2 rooms flat for low income household at private home estate to spread all equal to show the government intention!

Agreed that this will help integration but will it also be the reason why the government stop or reduce building these flats if prices don't appreciate and it gets scapegoated as the cause of it.

Then build rental flats in sixth avenue or bukit timah leiiiii. Talk no action for fark.

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