It is the Government's housing policy to provide subsidised public housing for citizens who cannot afford private rental housing. Check out the eligibility criteria and application procedures for public rental housing of the Housing Authority.

The Housing Authority aims to maintain the average waiting time for public rental housing for general family applicants at round three years. Check the highest General Waiting List application numbers currently under investigation.

Under the Harmonious Families Priority Scheme, public housing applicants choosing to live with or close to their elderly parents / relatives will have their waiting time shortened for six months.

Learn about the subsidised housing schemes and specially designed flats targeted to the elderly.

The Housing Authority (HA) offered a total of 1,392 surplus Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) flats for sale under Phase 5 in October 2009. The residual stock amounts to 4,000 plus flats. The HA tentatively plans to launch the Phase 6 exercise in around mid-2010.

Public housing tenants and Green Form Certificate holders can purchase in the HOS Secondary Market flats sold under the HOS, Private Sector Participation Scheme or Tenants Purchase Scheme.

Public housing tenants can check online their rent payment history and penalty points accrued under the Marking Scheme for Estate Management Enforcement.

Public housing applicants can check their application status online with their Waiting List application number.

Make use of this online function to evaluate your eligibility for the Housing Authority’s public rental housing.