颜添宝（宏茂桥集选区议员）先生询问国家发展部长：建屋局是否可以审查其BTO建设计划和政策，以缩短从成功申请之日到领取钥匙之日的等候时间至约18个月，同时考虑到从疫情造成的延误中吸取的教训？

李智陞（国家发展部长）先生：建屋局 (HDB) 一直在积极努力减少预购组屋 (BTO) 的等待时间。2023年，近70%的组屋的等待时间为4年或更短。这回到了疫情前的水平，大多数预购组屋 (BTO) 项目的等待时间为3到4 年，而疫情高峰期为4到5年。

2023 年，我们承诺到2025年每年推出2,000至3,000套等候时间较短组屋（Shorter Waiting Time flats，简称SWT) 的单位。这些单位的等候时间少于三年。通过与机构和建筑合作伙伴密切合作，建屋局将提前一年实现这一目标。我们今年将提供约2,800套等候时间较短组屋（SWT）单位。展望未来，建屋局的目标是每年推出约2,000至3,000套等候时间较短组屋（SWT）单位。

等待预购组屋 (BTO) 单位完工的合格家庭还可以利用育儿短期住屋计划 (PPHS) 获得临时住房支持。建屋局将在 2025 年前将育儿短期住屋计划 (PPHS) 供应量进一步增加一倍至 4,000 套单位。与此同时，符合条件的家庭还可以利用育儿短期住屋计划 (PPHS) （公开市场）补助券来支付在公开市场上租用组屋或卧室的费用。

推出更多等候时间较短组屋（SWT）单位，在实际操作和运营方面都存在挑战。其中包括困难的选址条件、棕色地块所需的大量土地平整、与利益相关团体协商的必要性以及建筑行业的能力。建屋局将继续创新，以提高效率为目标，我们仍致力于尽快为新加坡人提供组屋。

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development whether HDB can review its BTO building programme and policy to shorten the waiting time to about 18 months, from the date of successful application to the date the keys are collected, considering the lessons learnt from the delays caused by the pandemic.

Mr Desmond Lee: The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has been actively working to reduce the waiting time for Build-To-Order (BTO) flats. In 2023, close to 70% of the flats had a waiting time of four years or less. This is back to pre-pandemic levels where the majority of BTO projects had a waiting time of three to four years, compared to the pandemic peak of four to five years.

In 2023, we committed to launching 2,000 to 3,000 shorter waiting time (SWT) flats per year by 2025. These are flats with waiting times of less than three years. Working closely with agencies and our construction partners, HDB will meet this target one year ahead of schedule. We will offer about 2,800 SWT flats this year. Going forward, HDB targets to launch about 2,000 to 3,000 SWT flats per year.

Eligible families awaiting the completion of their BTO flats can also tap on the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme (PPHS) for interim housing support. HDB will further double the PPHS supply to 4,000 flats by 2025. In the meantime, eligible families may also tap on the PPHS (Open Market) Voucher to defray the cost of renting an HDB flat or bedroom in the open market.

There are practical and operational challenges to launching more SWT flats. These include difficult site conditions, extensive land preparation required for brownfield sites, need for consultation with stakeholder groups, and construction industry capacity. HDB will continue to innovate and aim for higher efficiency and we remain committed to deliver flats as quickly as possible to Singaporeans.