# Enhancement for Active Seniors (Private Housing) Programme

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2025-03-05T07:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/enhancement-for-active-seniors-(private-housing)-programme
- **Topics:** HDB & Public Housing, Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

The three-year programme may encourage ageing-in-place upgrades across private homes, potentially increasing demand for senior-friendly fittings and influencing renovation decisions among eligible households.

## AI summary

EASE (Private) will subsidise 75% of eligible senior-friendly fitting costs, capped at $1,200, for more than 70,000 private-property households.

## Original article

As Singapore’s population ages, it is imperative that we create a safer and more conducive living environment for our seniors to age-in-place. As part of Age Well SG, which aims to support seniors to age actively at home and within the community, the Ministry of National Development (MND) has implemented various senior-friendly enhancements across our public and private estates.

These include estate-level upgrading programmes such as the Neighbourhood Renewal Programme and Silver Upgrading Programme for public housing estates as well as the Estate Upgrading Programme and the Estate Upgrading Programme (Silver Estate) for private estates.

Within the homes, we have the Home Improvement Programme (HIP) for HDB flats. Residents selected for HIP can also opt for a range of senior-friendly fittings under the Enhancement for Active Seniors (EASE). We have expanded the range of senior-friendly items under the EASE 2.0 programme.

With the strong support and positive feedback from HDB residents, MND will now expand EASE to include households with seniors living in private properties. This is to encourage private property households with seniors to install senior-friendly enhancements within their homes, enhancing the safety and well-being of our seniors. Under the Enhancement for Active Seniors (Private Housing) Programme (‘EASE (Private)’), all Singapore Citizen households living in private properties, with at least one senior[1], will be eligible to engage a contractor from a pre-qualified list, to supply and install a selected range of senior-friendly fittings that will be made available under the programme. MND will provide subsidies to all eligible households under EASE (Private). The subsidy will cover 75% of the cost of selected senior-friendly fittings, up to a cap of $1,200. More than 70,000 households with seniors living in private properties would be able to benefit from EASE (Private).

EASE (Private) will be rolled out as a three-year programme, and it is targeted to be launched by the first quarter of 2026. More details will be shared closer to the launch date.

[1] Referring to seniors aged (i) 65 years old and above; or (ii) between 60 and 64 years old and require assistance with at least one or more of the Activities of Daily Living (ADL). ADL refers to daily self-care activities, including washing/bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting, mobility and transferring.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 活跃乐龄人士优化计划（私人住宅）

随着新加坡人口老化，我们必须为乐龄人士创造更安全、更适宜居家安老的生活环境。作为“乐龄好生活SG”（Age Well SG）的一部分——该计划旨在支持乐龄人士在家中及社区内积极安老——国家发展部（MND）已在公共与私人住宅区实施多项乐龄友善优化措施。

这些措施包括市镇层面的提升计划，例如公共组屋区的邻里更新计划及乐龄提升计划，以及私人住宅区的市镇提升计划及市镇提升计划（乐龄市镇）。

在住家内部，建屋发展局组屋设有居家改进计划（HIP）。获选参与居家改进计划的住户亦可选择活跃乐龄人士优化计划（EASE）下的一系列乐龄友善配件。我们已在EASE 2.0计划下扩大乐龄友善项目的范围。

鉴于建屋发展局住户的大力支持与积极反馈，国家发展部现将把EASE扩展至有乐龄人士居住的私人产业家庭。此举旨在鼓励有乐龄人士的私人产业家庭在家中安装乐龄友善优化设施，提升乐龄人士的安全与福祉。在活跃乐龄人士优化计划（私人住宅）（‘EASE（私人）’）下，所有居住在私人产业、至少有一名乐龄人士[1]的新加坡公民家庭，均有资格聘请预审合格名单上的承包商，供应并安装该计划下所提供的一系列乐龄友善配件。国家发展部将为EASE（私人）下所有符合资格的家庭提供津贴。津贴将涵盖选定乐龄友善配件费用的75%，上限为1,200元。超过70,000个有乐龄人士居住在私人产业的家庭将能受惠于EASE（私人）。

EASE（私人）将作为一项为期三年的计划推出，目标于2026年第一季启动。更多详情将在临近推出日期时公布。

[1] 指（i）65岁及以上的乐龄人士；或（ii）介于60至64岁、在至少一项日常生活活动（ADL）方面需要协助的人士。日常生活活动指日常自我照护活动，包括清洗/沐浴、穿衣、进食、如厕、行动及转移。