Gendered floors, CCTV cameras among suggestions from welfare groups for HDB pilot letting low-income singles rent rooms
SINGAPORE — Welfare organisations have brushed aside online critics who have likened the ambience at a public housing pilot programme allowing singles to rent their own room while sharing facilities to "a prison cell".
- Volunteer welfare organisations have welcomed the public rental pilot to provide low-income singles with a bedroom to rent with shared facilities
- They said that the new Single Room Shared Facilities initiative helps provide more people with a roof over their head while granting them more privacy
- While they noted that shared facilities may be a source of conflict, they said that ensuring that the initiative's operator builds a close-knit community among tenants would be key to preventing it
- They also made various suggestions, such as enhancing security to create a safe space
Source: TODAY
