Neighbourhood renewal scheme may be extended to newer blocks

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The Ministry of National Development will consider the extension of the Neighbourhood Renewal Programme (NRP) to blocks built in the early 1990s.

National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in Parliament yesterday that if an extension is made, priority will be given to towns that have not benefited from main or interim upgrading programmes.

Currently, only blocks built before 1989 are eligible for the NRP. Those that have undergone the main and interim upgrading programmes are also excluded from the NRP.

About 75 per cent, or 140,000, of the 187,000 eligible flats have been selected for the programme so far.

Launched in 2007, the NRP enhances selected public housing precincts at the block and neighbourhood level. Physical improvements include drop-off porches and communal facilities such as precinct pavilions.