The Real Singapore, 11 Nov 2012
For many years, the Govt has been quietly providing affordable public housing rentals to our ‘foreign talents’ in Singapore. A scheme managed by JTC called SHiFT (short form for “Scheme for Housing of Foreign Talent”) was conceived to help foreigners better settle in Singapore with subsidized rentals.
Under this scheme, foreigners are provided with affordable housing at monthly rental of up to 40% lower than market rates.
The scheme was launched in 1997 and is still available today:
http://www.jtc.gov.sg/RealEstateSolutions/Housing/Pages/default.aspx
Not surprisingly, netizens reacted negatively. The chief complaint is why the Govt is treating outsiders better than our own people? Full story
