Overview of eligibility conditions
Family nucleus
You will need to qualify for the EC under one of these eligibility schemes:
Citizenship
Age
Income ceiling
Property ownership
You will need to qualify for the EC under one of these eligibility schemes:
- Public Scheme
- Fiancé/Fiancée Scheme
- Orphans Scheme
- Joint Singles Scheme
Citizenship
- You must be a Singapore Citizen
- At least 1 other applicant must be a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
- All singles must be Singapore Citizens if applying under the Joint Singles Scheme
Age
- At least 21 years old
- At least 35 years old, if applying under the Joint Singles Scheme
Income ceiling
- Your household income must not exceed the $14,000 income ceiling.
Property ownership
- You do not own other property overseas or locally, or have not disposed of any within the last 30 months
- You have not bought a new HDB/ DBSS flat or EC, or received a CPF Housing Grant before; or, have only bought 1 of these properties/ received 1 CPF Housing Grant thus far
Which eligibility scheme do I apply under?
Public Scheme
You form a family nucleus with any of the following:
No change of people listed in the application
Applications under this scheme are only valid if there are no changes to the people listed - you are not allowed to replace your parents’ names with that of a spouse, or vice versa.
If applying for a dual-key EC as a multi-generation family
A multi-generation family is any of the following:
Fiancé/Fiancée Scheme
You form a family nucleus with your spouse-to-be.
Submission of marriage certificate
Under this scheme, you need to submit a copy of your marriage certificate to the developer.
You form a family nucleus with any of the following:
- Spouse, and children (if any)
- Parents, and siblings (if any)
- Children under your legal custody, care, and control (for widowed/ divorced applicants)
No change of people listed in the application
Applications under this scheme are only valid if there are no changes to the people listed - you are not allowed to replace your parents’ names with that of a spouse, or vice versa.
If applying for a dual-key EC as a multi-generation family
A multi-generation family is any of the following:
- Married/ engaged couple and parents/ grandparents
- Widowed/ divorced with children and parents/ grandparents
Fiancé/Fiancée Scheme
You form a family nucleus with your spouse-to-be.
Submission of marriage certificate
Under this scheme, you need to submit a copy of your marriage certificate to the developer.
If You: |
Submit Copy of Marriage Certificate: |
Applied for a CPF Housing Grant |
Before taking possession of your EC |
Did not apply for a CPF Housing Grant |
Within 3 months of taking possession of your EC |
Written parental consent needed if spouse-to-be is 18 years old and above, but below 21
- That person can only be listed as an essential occupier in the flat application
- Written consent from that person’s parents/ guardians must be submitted during the EC selection appointment.
Special Marriage Licence needed if spouse-to-be is below 18 years old
Following your flat application, you must obtain a Special Marriage Licence from the Ministry of Social and Family Development and submit it to us during the EC selection appointment.
No change of people listed in the application
Applications under this scheme are only valid if there are no changes to the people listed. That means that, in cases of break-up, you are not allowed to later put in the name(s) of a new spouse-to-be or of your parents in the application, even if the previous spouse-to-be agrees.
If applying for a dual-key EC as a multi-generation family
A multi-generation family is any of the following:
- Married/ engaged couple and parents/ grandparents
- Widowed/ divorced with children and parents/ grandparents
Orphans Scheme
You and your siblings (those applying) are orphans and single (unmarried, divorced, or widowed)
- All of the siblings that are single must be listed in the same application
- At least 1 of the deceased parents was a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
Note that under the Orphans Scheme, siblings are not allowed to buy or rent flats separately.
Joint Singles Scheme
You and up to 3 other co-applicants, and all of you are:
- Single (unmarried, divorced, or widowed)
- Singapore Citizens
- At least 35 years old
- Applying jointly as co-applicants
The CPF Housing Grant for singles is not available when buying an EC.
As eligibility conditions varies from family to family, it would be good to give us a call or register your interest if you have any doubts for a non-obligation discussion.