2024年5月8日，新加坡國家發展部長李智陞在國會書面答覆阿裕尼集選區議員嚴燕松先生關於向組屋承租人提供租賃補貼相關事宜。
以下內容為新加坡眼根據國會英文資料翻譯整理：
嚴燕松先生（阿裕尼集選區議員）詢問國家發展部長：
建屋局（HDB）是否考慮過與移居海外工作或面臨經濟困難的組屋承租人合作，在其最低居住所限（MOP）結束前出租其組屋，條件是他們同意向租戶提供建屋局規定的補貼租金，以增加補貼出租單位的供應。
李智陞先生（國家發展部長）：建屋局的組屋主要供業主自住。因此，所有業主都必須在最低居住年限（Minimum Occupation Period，簡稱MOP）實際占用其單位，然後才能在公開市場上出售或出租其整個單位。
儘管如此，我們認識到，一些業主在MOP期內可能會面臨意想不到的生活環境變化，例如搬到海外工作。目前，建屋發展局已根據個別情況和時間限制，協助此類業主在MOP期間出租其單位。
建屋發展局還允許面臨經濟困難的業主向建屋發展局申請，在MOP期間出租其單位的房間，同時繼續居住在這個單位。他們還可以向建屋局申請其他形式的援助，例如為拖欠租金的人提供經濟援助，或讓他們搬到較小的組屋。由於這些家庭已經面臨經濟困難，要求他們補貼租戶的租金並不合適。
在等待預訂組屋完工期間需要臨時住房的家庭，可以考慮申請「育兒短期住屋計劃（Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme，簡稱PPHS ）。建屋局計劃到2025年將PPHS組屋的供應量增加一倍，從目前的2,000套增加到4,000套，以更好地支持這些家庭。在此期間，符合PPHS條件的家庭如果在公開市場租住組屋或其中一間臥室，可從2024年7月起使用 PPHS憑單（公開市場）來支付租金。
以下是英文質詢內容：
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development whether the Housing and Development Board (HDB) has considered partnering with HDB flat lessees who are moving overseas to work or are facing financial difficulties, to rent out their HDB flats before the end of their Minimum Occupation Period (MOP) on the condition that they agree to provide tenants with the subsidised rental rates set by HDB so as to increase the supply of subsidised rental flats.
Mr Desmond Lee: Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats are primarily for owner-occupation. Therefore, all flat owners are required to physically occupy their flat during the Minimum Occupation Period (MOP), before they may sell it or rent out their whole flat in the open market.
Nevertheless, we recognise that some flat owners may face unexpected changes in life circumstances during their MOP, such as moving overseas to work. Today, HDB already facilitates appeals by such flat owners to rent out their flat during their MOP on a case-by-case and time-limited basis, where there are extenuating circumstances.
HDB also allows flat owners who face financial difficulties to apply to HDB to rent out bedrooms in their flat during the MOP, while continuing to occupy their flat. They may also approach HDB for other forms of assistance, such as financial assistance for those in arrears or to right-size to a smaller flat. As these families are already facing financial difficulties, it is inappropriate to require them to subsidise the rent of their tenants.
Families who require temporary housing while awaiting the completion of their booked flats can consider applying for the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS). HDB is on track to double the supply of PPHS flats from 2,000 units today to 4,000 units by 2025, to better support such families. In the interim, PPHS-eligible families who are renting HDB flats or bedrooms in the open market may tap on the PPHS (Open Market) Voucher from July 2024 to defray their rental expenses.
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