National Day Rally 2023
Revitalising the Singapore spirit one policy at a time
The key announcements on public housing and retirement adequacy at the National Day Rally underscore Singapore’s commitment to strengthening its social compact
HDB changes rightly emphasise homes are for living, but don’t snuff out wealth creation
Singapore’s public housing is the envy of many countries. Around nine in 10 Singaporeans are homeowners, and about eight in 10 Singaporeans live in Housing and Development Board (HDB) homes.
HDB changes may divert demand to existing resale flats, shrink upgrader pool for private housing: analysts
THE Housing and Development Board’s (HDB) new framework for Build-to-Order (BTO) flats has been a long time coming, but could drive demand to existing flats and eat into the private housing market’s p...
National Day Rally 2023 in 3 minutes
HERE’S a summary of the key points and announcements Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made in his National Day Rally on Sunday (Aug 20) evening, if you missed the broadcast and don’t have time to revisi...
National Day Rally focuses on ageing well, keeping housing affordable with new approach
AGEING and housing were the central themes of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 20), in which he announced Central Provident Fund (CPF) bonuses for “young senio...
National Day Rally: Tighter restrictions for new class of BTO flats to reduce ‘lottery effect’, keep lid on resale prices
Clawback of subsidies, 10-year minimum occupation period, income ceiling on resale buyers for new Plus category
National Day Rally: S$7 billion Majulah Package to help 1.4 million ‘young seniors’ boost their CPF savings
A NEW S$7 billion package will provide Central Provident Fund (CPF) bonuses to 1.4 million Singaporeans aged 50 and above “with lower incomes and less wealth”, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in h...
National Day Rally: Details of re-employment support to come when Forward SG wraps up
DETAILS of an upcoming re-employment support scheme will be released when the Forward Singapore (Forward SG) initiative wraps up, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday (Aug 20) in his National...
