Question 1
A family and a single applicant are each checking the income ceilings for their intended purchases. The family may add extended relatives to the household, while the single is looking at a two-room Flexi Build-To-Order flat. Each is quietly worried a high household income will shut them out, and wants to know exactly which ceiling, if any, bites on their intended purchase. Both parties have heard alarming talk that a single high earner in the household can sink an application, and each wants the real position on the income ceilings pinned down.
Consider the following statements.
- (i) The income ceiling for a Singles Scheme Build-To-Order flat is $7,000 a month.
- (ii) The income ceiling for most family Build-To-Order flats is $14,000 a month.
- (iii) A resale flat bought with no grant and no HDB loan is still subject to an income ceiling.
- (iv) The income ceiling for an extended or multi-generation family is $21,000 a month.
Show the answer and full explanation
Answer: D
The rule. Income ceilings: Singles Scheme BTO $7,000; most family BTO $14,000; extended/multi-generation family $21,000. A resale flat bought with no grant and no HDB loan has no income ceiling.
Why D is correct. (i), (ii) and (iv) are right; (iii) is false.
The other options.
- A adds the false (iii), a resale income ceiling.
- B drops (iv), the $21,000 extended-family ceiling.
- C drops (i), the $7,000 singles ceiling.
Exam note. $7k singles, $14k family, $21k extended; no ceiling on a resale flat taken without grant or HDB loan.
A resale flat bought with no grant and no HDB loan has no income ceiling →