Analysis and Implications of the Successful Application of Government Public Housing: A Case Study Based on Singapore

Xiwen Zhang ()
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Xiwen Zhang: Guangdong Country Garden School

A chapter in Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Hybrid Commerce, Human Capital, and Economic Dynamics (ICHCH 2025), 2026, pp 111-118 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In 1960, most Singaporeans living in slums and crowed settlements. The Housing & Development Board (HDB) was set up in 1960 to solve Singapore’s housing crisis. Within 10 years, HDB built a large number of houses which successfully solved the housing crisis. Now HDB has built more than 1 million flats across the whole nation with 24 towns and 3 estates. Utilizing limited land to meet housing needs is a challenge, and Singapore’s HDB, which meets the housing needs of 80 percent of the population, is a good model. This study analyzes the history of the system’s development, its operational mechanisms, and its goals and objectives to understand how housing is allocated in Singapore. The study found that strict application requirements, multiple policy applications and computerized balloting with priority schemes mutually shape the public housing allocation system. The success of HDB flats may apply to other regions with large numbers of populations with limited land to have better living experience.

Keywords: Singapore Housing; Public House Allocation; HDB Flats (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-585-0_14

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