Written Answer to PQ on Dormitory Transition Scheme

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2461 OF 2023 FOR SITTING ON 10 JANUARY 2024
QUESTION NO. 5324 FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

MP: Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis

To ask the Minister for Manpower what is the number and percentages for each of (i) purpose-built dormitories and (ii) factory-converted dormitories that currently do not meet the interim standards under the Dormitory Transition Scheme.

Answer:

1.Around 80% of purpose-built dormitories (PBDs) and more than 95% of factory-converted dormitories (FCDs) do not currently meet the interim standards under the Dormitory Transition Scheme (DTS). Dormitories will progressively transit to the interim standards by 2030, with the first batch expected to complete the transition by 2027.

2.Of the PBDs and FCDs on old standards, around 40% and 20% respectively will be exempted from DTS because their remaining lease durations are short and it would not be practical to require them to undergo retrofitting to DTS interim standards. Any new or redeveloped dormitories on new leases will instead be required to meet the new dormitory standards that were announced in September 2021.