Essential Occupiers

 

You or any person listed the application must not be currently listed as an essential occupier of:

- An existing HDB flat bought directly from HDB,

- A DBSS flat bought under the CPF Housing Grant Scheme, or,

- A resale flat bought under the CPF Housing Grant Scheme

 

However, an essential occupier may apply or be included in an application only if he has stayed in the existing flat for 5 years from the *date of taking possession of the existing flat to the date of application for an EC.

 

* The date of taking possession refers to:

 

- The date of key collection, for flats that are bought directly from HDB

- The date of resale completion, for purchase of resale flats from the open market bought with the CPF Housing Grant

- The date of transfer at market value of the flat bought with CPF Housing Grant

- The date of key collection for Executive Condominium/DBSS flats bought from the developer, whichever is applicable.