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To encourage children and married couples to live with their parents, a higher income ceiling has been set aside for multi-generation families. Not only that , there are also facilities for 3 generations . Sometimes there are community farms in HDBs and it makes residents feel a certain sense of importance or belonging to the community by giving back to them .

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HDB or Housing Development Board is created on the 1st of February 1960 to solve slum and squatter settlement issues . The flats that were created were to create an inclusive living space and affordable housing which is subsidised by the government .

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Many were left homeless after WW2 and it was getting worse with rapid population growth . By the time it reached 1959 , many citizens were living in squatter and slum settlements . Besides that, they also had other issues such as overcrowding which had reached alarming numbers . As it reached 1976 , half of the local population have been staying in flats. The flats compared to shophouses were luxurious and clean .

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Many citizens live in shophouses and survive by selling food , cultural items and clothing . As seen in the video , the conditions are filthy and crowded .

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Other than providing home ownership , HDB provide with affordable housing , vibrancy in towns and they aim to improve the community .

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This video shows the success of The Housing Development Board in its first 5 years . As stated in the video , The HDB are the first few countries to succeed in what it aims in its 5-year plan.

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First phase of building flats in Singapore .

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First phase of building flats in Singapore .

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In 12 years , The HDB built 30000++ flats to house at least 1 million residents .

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There are 1-room , 2-rooms
,3-rooms , 4-rooms and 5-rooms flats that are available to be bought . There are also many subsidies that the government provide such as financial planning and the pricing to reduce the price of resale , new or single flats . The picture below shows a 1-room flat or more known to be a studio apartment