the first hdb flat was built in singapore in 1960.
the first hdb flat was built in singapore in 1960.
when was the first hdb flat built in singapore?
1960
queenstown was named after queen elizabeth ii to mark her coronation in 1952. conceived by the singapore improvement trust in the 1950s and completed by its predecessor, housing and development board (hdb), in the 1960s, queenstown is singapore's first satellite town and serves as the testbed for singapore's public housing programme. at present, the trail consists of 40 historical sites, including alexandra hospital (former british military hospital), ying fo fui kun cemetery and ancestral hall, hang jebat mosque, queensway shopping centre, princess house, church of the blessed sacrament and singapore's first hdb flats, sports complex, polyclinic, branch library, neighbourhood police centre and technical school.
my queenstown heritage trail
the ahg was first introduced on 3 mar 2006 to help lower-income citizen families buy their first hdb flat. under the ahg, households earning below the monthly income ceiling can qualify for an additional subsidy (refer table). the ahg has since undergone two enhancements. the first was in aug 2007, and the second enhancement was on 6 feb 2009.
additional cpf housing grant