# Closer Families, Stronger Ties: Enhanced Proximity Housing Grant to Help More Families Live Closer Together

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2018-02-19T09:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/closer-families-stronger-ties-enhanced-proximity-housing-grant-to-help-more-families-live-closer-together
- **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing, Transactions & Deals

## Featured rationale

The take-up signals meaningful demand for family proximity and could influence resale-flat choices, including moves and right-sizing near parents or married children.

## AI summary

By 31 December 2017, nearly 11,000 households had received about $211 million through the Proximity Housing Grant for buying resale flats.

## Original article

11,000 Households have Benefitted from PHG since August 2015

The PHG was introduced in August 2015 to help extended families live closer together for mutual care and support. All Singaporeans are eligible for the PHG once, regardless of a) whether they have enjoyed housing subsidies before; b) their household income; or c) ownership of private property, when they buy a resale flat to live with or near their parents or married child. Private property owners will need to dispose of their private properties within six months of the resale flat purchase. The grant recipients must live with/near each other for at least 5 years.

The PHG has benefitted a wide spectrum of Singaporeans, who want to live with or near their parents or children, including a) young couples who wish to live with or near their parents; b) married couples who bought their first flat further away from their parents and now wish to move back closer to their parents; and c) parents who wish to right-size and move closer to their children.

As at 31 Dec 2017, close to 11,000 households have benefitted from the PHG, or a total grant amount of about $211 million.

Enquiries

For enquiries, the public can call the HDB Sales/Resale Customer Service Line at 1800-866-3066 between 8.00am and 5.00pm from Mondays to Fridays.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 更紧密的家庭、更牢固的纽带：加强近居购屋津贴，协助更多家庭就近而居

自2015年8月以来，11,000户家庭受惠于近居购屋津贴（PHG）

近居购屋津贴于2015年8月推出，旨在协助大家庭就近居住，以便相互照顾与支持。所有新加坡人只要购买转售组屋与父母或已婚子女同住或就近居住，即可申领一次近居购屋津贴，不论：a）是否曾享有住房津贴；b）家庭收入；或c）是否拥有私人产业。私人产业业主须在购入转售组屋后六个月内脱售其私人产业。津贴受惠者须同住或就近居住至少5年。

近居购屋津贴惠及希望与父母或子女同住或就近居住的广大新加坡人，包括：a）希望与父母同住或就近居住的年轻夫妇；b）首次购屋时离父母较远、现希望迁回靠近父母的已婚夫妇；以及c）希望缩屋并迁近子女的父母。

截至2017年12月31日，近11,000户家庭受惠于近居购屋津贴，津贴总额约2.11亿新元。

查询

如有查询，公众可于星期一至星期五上午8时至下午5时致电建屋发展局销售/转售客户服务热线1800-866-3066。