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1.	How does the Ministry ensure affordable, quality public housing for all Singaporeans? The Housing & Development Board (HDB) is Singapore’s public housing authority and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development. HDB plans and develops towns that provide Singaporeans with quality homes and living environments. Over 80% of Singapore’s resident population calls HDB flats, home. There is a wide variety of housing from 2-room Flexi flats to 5-room and 3Gen flats, that cater to the needs of different household sizes and budgets. Buyers can choose between new or resale flats, or even Executive Condominiums which are built by private developers. In pricing new HDB flats, the principle has always been to keep homes affordable and within reach of the majority of flat buyers. There are various schemes and housing grants to help Singaporeans meet their housing needs at different life stages. Beyond formulating policies to promote home ownership, MND and HDB actively encourage flat buyers to exercise financial prudence and forward planning in their flat purchase. HDB also provides various commercial, recreational and social amenities in HDB towns for residents’ convenience, and a key priority is ensuring that public housing meets changing needs and circumstances. Through renewal and upgrading programmes, HDB brings new features and improvements to older estates and towns to ensure their vibrancy and continued relevance. Find out how the various estate renewal and upgrading programmes will help to rejuvenate HDB estates here. For more information, you may refer to the HDB InfoWeb: www.hdb.gov.sg.
2.	How is Singapore’s land use and development planned? Singapore is economically vibrant and one of the most liveable cities in Asia. This is a result of comprehensive and long-term planning. The key challenge is to continue to sustain economic growth and ensure a high quality of life through careful planning. The Ministry achieves this by working closely with URA on two key plans - the Concept Plan and Master Plan, which provide a comprehensive, forward-looking and integrated planning framework for sustainable development. The Concept Plan is Singapore's strategic land use and transportation plan to guide development in the next 40 to 50 years. The Concept Plan is reviewed every 10 years. This ensures that there is sufficient land to meet anticipated population and economic growth, and to provide a good living environment. The Concept Plan is prepared in collaboration with many government agencies. It takes into account all major land use needs, considering all trade-offs and balancing future needs. This also ensures that future development balances economic growth with environmental stewardship and social progress. The Master Plan is the statutory land use plan which guides Singapore's development in the medium term over the next 10 to 15 years. It is reviewed every five years and translates the broad long-term strategies of the Concept Plan into detailed plans to guide development. The Master Plan shows the permissible land use and density for developments in Singapore. For more information, you may refer to URA’s website www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Planning
3.	How did the CLC come up with the Singapore Liveability Framework? The purpose of the Singapore Liveability Framework is to provide a lens through which city leaders can view their cities. The CLC’s research has distilled key principles from Singapore’s development experience into the Framework and is not meant to be exhaustive, but is a useful guide for developing sustainable and liveable cities. For more information, please visit here.
4.	How can I be involved? You can attend the CLC’s regular lectures, featuring international experts and local pioneers to learn more about developing liveable and sustainable cities, as well as the challenges and opportunities to make our cities better. For more on the CLC Lectures Series, please visit here. You can also join in the CLC’s conversations on Facebook.
5.	Who does the CLC work with? The CLC works with a network of local and international partners who share a common interest in developing liveable and sustainable cities. Supporting the CLC is also an esteemed group of Advisors, Fellows, and Experts, as well as 22 local stakeholder government agencies. Please visit here for more information.

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