Housing in Singapore

There was a housing shortage in Singapore because of...

• Competing Land use

• rapid population growth

• Limited land space

• All of the above

Consequences of housing shortage include...

• occurrence of riots

• presence of slums & squatters

• presence of homeless people

Characteristics of slums & squatters include...

• threat of eviction

• illegally built

• adequate basic services

• neglected by the government

In slums & squatters, people suffer from the lack of...

• Electricity

• Clean water

• Proper sanitation & waste disposal

• All of the above

Characteristics of Public Housing include...

• subsidised by government

• reasonably priced compared to private housing

• lack of basic services

• projects planned, carried out and funded by governments

HDB was set up in ____ to build and provide public housing for Singapore’s increasing population

• 1940

• 1950

• 1960

• 1965

To house as many people as possible, one of the characteristics of HDB flats include ______

HDB blocks were simple & repetitive design, colourless and dull. This allowed the government to ......

• complete construction at a faster pace

• house as many people as possible

• lower construction cost

To ensure public housing in Singapore is inclusive, the government had to take into consideration ...

• all ages

• all cultures

• all income groups

• all races

To ensure public housing is affordable in Singapore, the government ...

• provided grants & subsidies

• provided free rental

• provided bank loans

• gave buyers difference options of housing types based on their socio-economic status