I refer to the Department of Statistics’ Key Household Income Trends 2012.
$6,140 benefits per HDB 1 & 2-room household member?
It states that “On average, resident households received $1,340 of transfers per member from various government schemes in 2012. Those in HDB 1- & 2-room flats received the most, at an annual average of $6,140 per household member, followed by those in HDB 3-room flats at $1,530 per household member on average.
Benefits accounted for 75% of household income?
On per household member basis, government transfers as a proportion of annual household income from work were highest amongst resident householdsliving in HDB 1- & 2-room flats at 75 per cent. For households living in other dwelling types, this proportion ranged from 0.6 to 6.9 per cent.”
How much benefits exactly?
Let’s examine more closely the “annual average of $6,140 per household member” benefits and “75 per cent government transfers as a proportion of annual household income from work” that HDB 1- & 2-room households get. Full story
