SINGAPORE – More than 500 young Singaporeans have signed up for discounted co-living rooms under a new independent living initiative, making the scheme five times oversubscribed within 11 days of its launch.
The applications were submitted between the initiative’s launch on July 25 and Aug 4, the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) said in response to queries from The Straits Times.
Introduced as part of the SG Youth Plan, a five-year plan for Singapore youth, the initiative offers over 100 rooms across three co-living properties for rent at a 30 per cent discount.
The rooms are located at 1925 Quarters in Jalan Besar, as well as Coliwoo Boon Lay and Coliwoo Lutheran in Bukit Timah. They are intended for Singaporeans between 21 and 35 who want to live independently, including singles and couples waiting for Build-To-Order flats.
Applicants register their interest in the initiative with MCCY through a form. Their information will subsequently be shared with the co-living operators.
An MCCY spokesperson said the majority of those who signed up are single. The most common reason for their interest was “the desire for more personal space and the opportunity to experience living independently”.
Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The National Youth Council (NYC) said information collected, such as applicants’ race, religion and income level, will not be used as selection criteria.
Among those who applied on the first day of the launch was an engineer who only wanted to be known by Alicia, 29. She received an e-mail from MCCY on Aug 3 informing her that she had been placed on the waitlist.
The e-mail said that should units become available, waitlist applicants will continue to be referred to operators in sequence based on the timestamp of their application.
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