Policy before and after · Eligibility change

Event

Singapore raises HDB and Executive Condominium income ceilings and adds a ballot chance for each child

Announced 23 August 2026 · Effective date not recorded

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Comparison anchored to announcement date because no effective date is recorded: 23 August 2026. Before: 24 February 2026 to 22 August 2026. After: 23 August 2026 to 18 February 2027. The same 180 days on each side; the anchor day counts as after.

Before · 24 Feb 2026 to 22 Aug 2026

12 land-sales awards

40 land-sales steps in all
3 other archive events
HDB Resale Price Index: 202.8 (Q2 2026)

The event

Announced 23 Aug 2026

No effective date recorded

The announcement date is the anchor.

After · 23 Aug 2026 to 18 Feb 2027

2 land-sales awards

4 land-sales steps in all
42 of 180 days observable so far; the last 138 are after 3 Oct 2026
HDB Resale Price Index: no whole period in the window yet

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7 verified claims on this event record a before and an after value.
12 land-sales awards in the 180 days before the announcement date, and 2 in the 42 observable days after.
None of the 1 tracked series has a whole period on both sides of a 180-day window, so no market figure is compared.

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A reading of the concurrent land sales and events as responses to this one. They are listed by date alone.

About this eventIssuing authority, category, affected market, primary source, summary

Announced: 23 August 2026
Effective: Not recorded
Issuing authority: Prime Minister's Office Singapore, Ministry of National Development, Housing & Development Board
Category: Eligibility change
Affected market: New HDB flats bought from HDB, resale HDB flats bought with a CPF Housing Grant or a Singles Grant, HDB housing loans, and new Executive Condominium units bought from a property developer. The same revision reaches the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme, the Fresh Start Housing Scheme, the Step-Up CPF Housing Grant, the Lease Buyback Scheme and the Silver Housing Bonus. The ballot change reaches first-timer families applying for a new flat.
Primary source: National Day Rally 2026 (English transcript)

On 23 August 2026 the Government raised the monthly household income ceiling for most new HDB flats, for resale flats bought with a CPF Housing Grant and for HDB housing loans from S$14,000 to S$16,000, and the ceiling for new Executive Condominium units from S$16,000 to S$18,000. The flats and loan ceilings reach households that apply for an HDB Flat Eligibility letter on or after 24 August 2026. The singles ceiling rose from S$7,000 to S$8,000 on some routes, the extended family ceiling was set at S$24,000, and from the February 2027 sales exercise a first-timer family receives one additional ballot chance for each Singapore Citizen child aged 18 and below. The annex to the release shows the headline figures are not a single ceiling: a 2-room Flexi flat on a 99-year lease moved from S$7,000 to S$8,000.

In brief

12 GLS site awards were recorded in the before window and 2 in the after window.

What changed

No policy matrix is recorded for this event. These are its verified claims that store a before and an after value.

As recorded in the claim	Before	After	Change	Source
Monthly household income ceiling for most new flats, resale grants and HDB loansS$ per month	14,000	16,000	+14.3%	Claim 1
The monthly household income ceiling for a family buying a 2-room Flexi flat on a 99-year lease from HDB was raised from S$7,000 to S$8,000.S$ per month	7,000	8,000	+14.3%	Claim 2
Monthly income ceiling for singles aged 35 and above, up from S$7,000S$ per month	7,000	8,000	+14.3%	Claim 3
The monthly household income ceiling for the Parenthood Provisional Housing Scheme was raised from S$7,000 to S$8,000.S$ per month	7,000	8,000	+14.3%	Claim 14

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The monthly household income ceiling for the Fresh Start Housing Scheme and the Step-Up CPF Housing Grant, both for second-timer families, was raised from S$7,000 to S$8,000.S$ per month	7,000	8,000	+14.3%	Claim 15
The monthly household income ceiling for the Lease Buyback Scheme, for the Silver Housing Bonus, and for the purchase of a Community Care Apartment or a 2-room Flexi flat on a short lease was raised from S$14,000 to S$16,000 for eligible seniors.S$ per month	14,000	16,000	+14.3%	Claim 16
Monthly income ceiling for new EC units, raised from S$16,000S$ per month	16,000	18,000	+12.5%	Claim 6

Observed around this event

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HDB Resale Price Index

index (2009Q1=100) · Value in the latest whole quarterly period inside each 180-day window

Before

202.8

Q2 2026

Coverage 91/180 days

After

None

Coverage 0/180 days

Difference

Not stated

No whole quarterly period of this series falls inside the after window, so no comparison is stated. A longer window may contain one.

Provenance

Source: Housing & Development Board
Series kind: INDEX
Basis: Observation periods wholly inside each window, values as originally recorded.
Origin: Source fact (latest whole period)
Shown because: Mapped to this kind of event

Concurrent planning and land activity

Land sales and other archive events dated inside the windows, listed by date only. Each land-sales line shows the site as the record stood on that day.

Before the announcement date

43 lines

40 land-sales steps (12 awards) · 3 archive events

From the announcement date

6 lines

4 land-sales steps (2 awards) · 2 archive events

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Before (43)

25 February 2026 · Land sales
Holland Plain: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 25 February 2026: Tender open
25 February 2026 · Land sales
Morrison Lane: Released on the Reserve List
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 25 February 2026: On the Reserve List
26 February 2026 · Land sales
Lorong Bistari: Tender closed
Multi-Storey Next-Generation Driving Centre · status on 26 February 2026: Tender closed, award pending
3 March 2026 · Land sales
Lentor Central (15,926.2 sqm parcel): Tender closed
Residential · status on 3 March 2026: Tender closed, award pending
3 March 2026 · Land sales
Lorong Bistari: Awarded
Multi-Storey Next-Generation Driving Centre · status on 3 March 2026: Awarded · awarded to ComfortDelGro Driving Centre Pte. Ltd. at S$38,000,000
5 March 2026 · Land sales
Chitty Road and Veerasamy Road: Sale tender launched, outside the GLS lists
Residential: 18 conserved two-storey buildings of 1927, within the existing envelope under the Conservation Guidelines · status on 5 March 2026: Tender open
6 March 2026 · Land sales
Lentor Central (15,926.2 sqm parcel): Awarded
Residential · status on 6 March 2026: Awarded · awarded to GuocoLand (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Intrepid Investments Pte. Ltd. and TID Residential Pte. Ltd. at S$657,100,000
16 March 2026 · Land sales
Town Hall Link: Released on the Reserve List
White site · status on 16 March 2026: On the Reserve List
26 March 2026 · Land sales
Dover Drive: Tender closed
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 26 March 2026: Tender closed, award pending
30 March 2026 · Land sales
Bayshore Drive: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Commercial and residential · status on 30 March 2026: Tender open
31 March 2026 · Land sales
Dover Drive: Awarded
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 31 March 2026: Awarded · awarded to CNQC Realty (Prime) Pte. Ltd., Forsea Residence Pte. Ltd. and Jianan Realty Investments (1) Pte. Ltd. at S$951,000,999
7 April 2026 · Land sales
Kallang Close: Tender closed
Residential · status on 7 April 2026: Tender closed, award pending
9 April 2026 · Land sales
Peck Hay Road: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 9 April 2026: Tender open
9 April 2026 · Land sales
River Valley Green (Parcel C): Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 9 April 2026: Tender open
10 April 2026 · Land sales
Kallang Close: Awarded
Residential · status on 10 April 2026: Awarded · awarded to Frasers Property Phoenix Pte. Ltd. and MJR Investment Pte. Ltd. at S$610,750,000
14 April 2026 · Land sales
Miltonia Close: Tender closed
Executive Condominium housing · status on 14 April 2026: Tender closed, award pending
21 April 2026 · Land sales
Miltonia Close: Awarded
Executive Condominium housing · status on 21 April 2026: Awarded · awarded to Hoi Hup Realty Pte Ltd at S$340,850,000
28 April 2026 · Land sales
Dunearn Road (19,041.6 sqm parcel): Tender closed
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 28 April 2026: Tender closed, award pending
4 May 2026 · Land sales
Dunearn Road (19,041.6 sqm parcel): Awarded
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 4 May 2026: Awarded · awarded to Winrich Investment Pte. Ltd. and Metrobilt Construction Pte Ltd at S$532,999,999
7 May 2026 · Land sales
Holland Plain: Tender closed
Residential · status on 7 May 2026: Tender closed, award pending
8 May 2026 · Archive event
Singapore doubles the MOP for future EC projects, removes deferred payment and delays full privatisation to year 15
Announced 8 May 2026
12 May 2026 · Land sales
Holland Plain: Awarded
Residential · status on 12 May 2026: Awarded · awarded to Sim Lian Land Pte Ltd and Sim Lian Development Pte Ltd at S$454,000,000
15 May 2026 · Land sales
Berlayar Drive: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 15 May 2026: Tender open
15 May 2026 · Land sales
New Upper Changi Road: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 15 May 2026: Tender open
26 May 2026 · Land sales
Canberra Drive: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Executive Condominium housing · status on 26 May 2026: Tender open
11 June 2026 · Land sales
Peck Hay Road: Tender closed
Residential · status on 11 June 2026: Tender closed, award pending
16 June 2026 · Land sales
Peck Hay Road: Awarded
Residential · status on 16 June 2026: Awarded · awarded to CDL Constellation Pte. Ltd. and Garden Estates (Pte.) Limited at S$542,400,000
18 June 2026 · Land sales
River Valley Green (Parcel C): Tender closed
Residential · status on 18 June 2026: Tender closed, award pending
23 June 2026 · Land sales
River Valley Green (Parcel C): Awarded
Residential · status on 23 June 2026: Awarded · awarded to SMCL Haven 3 Pte. Ltd. and CSC Land Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. at S$750,569,199
25 June 2026 · Land sales
Lorong Puntong / Sin Ming Avenue: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 25 June 2026: Tender open
25 June 2026 · Land sales
Kitchener Link: Released on the Reserve List
Residential · status on 25 June 2026: On the Reserve List
30 June 2026 · Land sales
Admiralty Walk: Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Executive Condominium housing · status on 30 June 2026: Tender open
3 July 2026 · Land sales
Town Hall Link: Launched for tender, moved from the Reserve List to the Confirmed List
White site · status on 3 July 2026: Tender open
15 July 2026 · Land sales
Bayshore Drive: Tender closed
Commercial and residential · status on 15 July 2026: Tender closed, award pending
20 July 2026 · Land sales
Bayshore Drive: Awarded
Commercial and residential · status on 20 July 2026: Awarded · awarded to Gemini Residential Pte. Ltd. and Gemini Trustee Pte. Ltd. (as trustee-manager of Gemini Mall Trust) at S$2,128,000,000
28 July 2026 · Land sales
Chitty Road and Veerasamy Road: Tender closed
Residential: 18 conserved two-storey buildings of 1927, within the existing envelope under the Conservation Guidelines · status on 28 July 2026: Tender closed, award pending
28 July 2026 · Archive event
Singapore removes the 15-month wait-out for private-property owners buying non-subsidised HDB resale flats without an HDB housing loan
Announced 28 July 2026
28 July 2026 · Archive event
Singapore lengthens developer ABSD remission timelines for large and mega en bloc redevelopments
Announced 28 July 2026
4 August 2026 · Land sales
Berlayar Drive: Tender closed
Residential · status on 4 August 2026: Tender closed, award pending
7 August 2026 · Land sales
Chitty Road and Veerasamy Road: Awarded
Residential: 18 conserved two-storey buildings of 1927, within the existing envelope under the Conservation Guidelines · status on 7 August 2026: Awarded · awarded to YK Land Pte. Ltd. at S$35,288,000
7 August 2026 · Land sales
Berlayar Drive: Awarded
Residential · status on 7 August 2026: Awarded · awarded to Intrepid Investments Pte. Ltd. and GuocoLand (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. at S$576,778,554
13 August 2026 · Land sales
Marina Gardens Lane (6,007.4 sqm parcel): Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential with commercial at 1st storey · status on 13 August 2026: Tender open
13 August 2026 · Land sales
Orchard Boulevard (3,438.0 sqm parcel): Launched for tender, Confirmed List
Residential · status on 13 August 2026: Tender open

After (6)

23 August 2026 · Planning
Singapore sets out a long-term outer islands land strategy at the National Day Rally
Announced 23 August 2026
31 August 2026 · Archive event
Singapore raises Land Betterment Charge rates for five of nine use groups from 1 September 2026
Announced 31 August 2026
1 September 2026 · Land sales
New Upper Changi Road: Tender closed
Residential · status on 1 September 2026: Tender closed, award pending
4 September 2026 · Land sales
New Upper Changi Road: Awarded
Residential · status on 4 September 2026: Awarded · awarded to United Venture Development (Daisy) Pte. Ltd. and CL Sapphire Pte. Ltd. at S$1,425,388,000
15 September 2026 · Land sales
Lorong Puntong / Sin Ming Avenue: Tender closed
Residential · status on 15 September 2026: Tender closed, award pending
18 September 2026 · Land sales
Lorong Puntong / Sin Ming Avenue: Awarded
Residential · status on 18 September 2026: Awarded · awarded to Eco World Development (S) Pte. Ltd. at S$208,099,000

Recorded relationships

Methodology5 rules

Comparison anchored to announcement date because no effective date is recorded: 23 August 2026. The anchor is the effective date where one is recorded, otherwise the announcement date.
The windows are the same number of days on each side of the anchor, and the anchor day belongs to the after window.
A series counts toward a window only for observation periods wholly inside it, with values as originally recorded, not as later revised.
Where no whole period falls inside a window, no value and no difference is stated; a day no whole period covers is missing, never zero.
Concurrent land sales and archive events are listed by date alone. Nothing on this page is attributed to the event.

Sources

The event's sources (5)

Primary sources5

National Day Rally 2026 (English transcript)
Prime Minister's Office Singapore · Primary source · Published 23 August 2026
Open original source
Increase in Income Ceilings and Greater Support for Families with Children
Housing & Development Board · Primary source · Published 23 August 2026
Open original source
Residential Development Sites Open for Tender
Housing & Development Board · Primary source · Published 24 July 2026
Open original source
HDB Launches Tender for Sale Site at Admiralty Walk
Housing & Development Board · Primary source · Published 29 June 2026
Open original source
HDB Launches Tender for Sale Site at Canberra Drive
Housing & Development Board · Primary source · Published 25 May 2026
Open original source

Event checked against its primary sources on 28 August 2026. Each claim keeps its own verification status.

Observed series come from the published statistics named on each card. Land-sales lines link to the site record and its releases.