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Public Housing Flashcards

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HDB is

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  • home to most Singaporeans
  • Quintessential part of SG identity & experience
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What is HDB like today?

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  • 82% of Singaporeans live in HDB flats
  • 90% own their flats
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Public Housing in the 60s

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  • Rapid population growth
  • Poor housing conditions
  • Severe housing shortage
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Public Housing in 1970s

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  • Pragmatic development approach adopted
  • Built basic but highly functional housing
  • Housing crunch eased under 10 years
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Public Housing in 1980s

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  • Technological advances
  • computerized maintenance system
  • estate conservancy mechanized
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Public Housing in 1990s

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  • high-rise high-density building form
  • visual & spatial relief with green areas & open spaces
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Public Housing in 2000s

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  • First iconic 50-storey integrated housing development with world’s longest skybridge garden
  • Award-winning design
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Public Housing beyond 2000s

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green home for the future

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When is the idea of Town Council born?

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1984

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Who suggested town councils

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Mr Lim Boo Heng

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When is Town Council Act?

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  • 1988
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12
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Where is the town council first pilot?

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Ang Mo Kio New Town

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13
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what town councils is doing since 1990s

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manage all public housing estate

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objective of town council

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  • transfer responsibilities for estate management from HDB to local Town Councils
  • allow participation by HDB residents in policy formulation and decision making on local estate matters
  • provide MPs the opportunity to lead the Town Councils
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Boundary of Town Council

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  • PM appoints an Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) to recommend how each constituency should be demarcated
  • Electoral divisions are changed according to population growth& shifts
  • Non-HDB properties are excluded
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Composition

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  • Elected Members & Appointed Members
  • Chairman must be an elected member
  • Vice Chairman – maximum 2
  • Appointed Members – Minimum 6 & maximum up to 10 per MP or 30 whichever is greater
  • Not less than 2/3 of appointed members must be residents of HDB estates within Town
  • Secretary to the Town Council
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Functions

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  • Control, manage, maintain & improve estate
  • State of good & serviceable repair
  • Proper & clean condition
  • Also includes hawker centres & markets
18
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Functions: Control & manage & improve common areas

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  • conservancy
  • landscaping
  • repairs
  • manage arrears
  • Essential maintenance & lift rescue services
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Functions: Routine maintenance includes

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  • Conservancy & cleansing
  • Maintenance of M&E services including lifts, pumps, public lightings
  • Building maintenance
  • Horticultural maintenance & grass cutting
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Functions: Cyclical maintenance includes

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  • Repair & Redecoration (R&R)
  • Re-roofing
  • Electrical rewiring
  • Lift works
  • Replacement of pumps
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Functions: Optional Areas

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  • markets and hawkers of NEA, HSB’s car parks
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Power of TC

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  • Acquisition of property
  • Imposition of charges
  • Appointment of managing agents
  • Enactment of by-laws
  • Power to borrow
  • Investment of surplus funds
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Financing

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  • gov. grant
  • service & conservancy charges
  • operating
  • miscellaneous income
  • community improvement project committee
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the gov grant

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  • size of grant is based on
    • number, type & age of town
    • heavier subsidy for the one & two-room flats
    • heavier maintenance requirements, bigger subsidies compared to newer estates
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Service & Conservancy Charges of TC

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  • Town Council - collects S&CC from residents for the services rendered
  • Vacant units - HDB will have to pay S&CC to Town Council
  • Town Council - right & power to adjust the charge
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Operating fee

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  • optional for town council
  • Car parks, market and hawker centers
27
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miscellaneous income

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  • rental for use of void deck & open space
  • TOL fee from shops which wish to
    put up advertising banner at designated location
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Community Improvement Project Committee

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  • Town Council seeks fund from CIPC to implement project
  • CIPC under MND
  • Amount of funding ranges from 75% to 100% of the cost of project
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Arrears Management (TC)

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  • can impose interest on any sums remaining unpaid 30 days after it becomes due
  • serve written demand on the owner/tenant to demand the arrears
  • after 14 days from notice & if there is still arrears, owner/tenant is deemed to have committed offence & Town Council can bring them to court where he can be fined up to $1k
  • can also serve on the owner a notice of sale if the arrears remain outstanding 90 days after the written demand has been served.
  • can proceed to sell the flat after another 90 days from the notice of sale
  • can also go to Small Claims Tribunal for sun less than $2k and not outstanding for more than a year
30
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HDB Branch Offices are involved in…

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Lease administration & building maintenance not under the scope of Town Councils

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Lease

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➢Transfer of flat ownership
➢ Inclusion/deletion of flat occupiers
➢ Subletting of flats
➢ Home office application
➢ Purchase of recess areas
➢ Notice of Death & Transmission
➢ Retention of flat

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Tenancy in TC

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Change, renewal & termination of tenancy of rental flats

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Car Parks

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➢ Purchase/renewal of season parking tickets
➢ Purchase of short term parking tickets
➢ Purchase of parking coupons

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Housing Maintenance

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➢ Flat renovation guidelines
➢ Flat maintenance/repair issues

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Housing Finance

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➢ Payment of monthly mortgage loan instalments
➢ Lump sum and redemption of loan
➢ Rescheduling of loan payment period
➢ Payment of rent
➢ Upgrading cost
➢ Fire Insurance premiums
➢ Car park fines & other HDB payments

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