Spreading the Benefits of HIP

SPREADING THE BENEFITS OF HIP

We refer to the Kaki Bukit Citizens Consultative Committee’s letter dated 28 Apr 2014 which has been put up on People’s Association noticeboards in the Kaki Bukit ward of Aljunied GRC. The letter states that the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) did not nominate any blocks in the Kaki Bukit ward of Aljunied GRC for the HDB Home Improvement Programme (HIP) for 2014.

In nominating clusters of blocks for the HIP, AHPETC considers the age of the blocks as well as the need to ensure that, over time and in the interest of fairness to all residents, all wards across the Town Council are nominated for such upgrading projects. As a mature town with in excess of 700 blocks of flats, AHPETC hosts many old blocks of flats in addition to those in Kaki Bukit. The exception is Punggol East SMC, which has newer blocks that do not qualify for HIP.

For the years 2012 and 2013, AHPETC nominated various clusters in the Eunos, Hougang, Paya Lebar and Kaki Bukit wards for the HIP program. The Kaki Bukit cluster (Blocks 533 to 536) was eventually selected by HDB for 2013. For 2014, the Town Council nominated clusters in the Bedok Reservoir-Punggol, Serangoon and Paya Lebar wards for the HIP. HDB selected the clusters in Bedok Reservoir-Punggol and Serangoon wards for FY 2014.

HIP is a national programme that commenced around 2008. When the current TC management took over in 2011, many HIP-eligible blocks including those in Kaki Bukit had not yet been nominated nor chosen for HIP. The HDB has since announced that it would ramp up the HIP project, increasing the number of eligible units per year from 28,000 units to 35,000 units. Next year, we will nominate more clusters for HIP and look forward to HDB’s fair consideration of the nominations.          

ALJUNIED-HOUGANG-PUNGGOL EAST TOWN COUNCIL
9 May 2014

让所有居民都公平受惠于家居改进计划

加基武吉公民咨询委员会在阿裕尼集选区属下加基武吉选区内，人民协会的布告板上张贴一封日期为2014年4月28日的信函。该信函说加基武吉选区内没有任何一座组屋获得阿裕尼-后港-榜鹅东市镇理事会提名参与2014年的家居改进计划（HIP）。

市镇会谨此澄清，阿裕尼-后港-榜鹅东市镇会在提名组屋群参与家居改进计划时，不但考虑组屋的屋龄，同时也致力确保市镇会管辖范围内所有选区的组屋，最终都能获提名参与这项翻新计划，这样才对所有的居民公平。阿裕尼-后港-榜鹅东市镇会管辖范围内的市镇中，有700多座组屋，除了加基武吉区，其他选区内也有不少屋龄较高的组屋。当中唯有榜鹅东单选区例外，该区内的组屋相对较新，因此暂时没有资格参与家居改进计划。

在2012年和2013年期间，阿裕尼-后港-榜鹅东市镇会提名了友诺士、后港、巴耶利峇以及加基武吉区内多个组屋群参与家居改进计划。在2013年，加基武吉区的组屋群（大牌533至536组屋）获建屋局选定展开家居改进计划。2014年，市镇会提名了勿洛水池-榜鹅、实龙岗以及巴耶利峇区内的组屋群参与家居改进计划，获得建屋局选定展开家居改进计划的是勿洛水池-榜鹅以及实龙岗区的组屋群。

家居改进计划是一项于2008年开始推展的全国性计划。市镇会现任管理层在2011年接手管理市镇会时，有多座符合条件参与家居改进计划的组屋，都还未被提名或选中参与家居改进计划，当中就包括加基武吉区内的组屋。建屋局较早前刚宣布该局将加快推展家居改进计划的步伐，以便把可受惠的组屋单位从原本每年2万8000个，增加到3万5000个。明年，我们将提名更多组屋群参与家居改进计划，届时希望建屋局能公平又合理地考虑市镇会所提呈的组屋群名单。

阿裕尼–后港–榜鹅东市镇理事会
2014年5月9日