Written Answer to PQ on Breakdown of MWs by accommodation type

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2461 OF 2023 FOR THE SITTING ON 9 JANUARY 2024
QUESTION NO. 5322 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis

To ask the Minister for Manpower for each of Employment Pass, S Pass and Work Permit Pass holders excluding migrant domestic workers, what is the current breakdown in accommodation type by (i) private residential properties (ii) HDB flats (iii) purpose-built dormitories and (iv) others.

Answer:

1. 60% of Employment Pass holders live in private residential properties. 30% live in rented HDB flats, with the rest in other accommodation types. About 20% of S Pass holders live in private residential properties. 70% live in rented HDB flats, and the rest in dormitories and other accommodation types. 10% of Work Permit holders live in private residential properties. 30% of them live in rented HDB flats, with the majority in dormitories and other accommodation types. These figures exclude migrant domestic workers.