Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing
Proportion of urban population living in slums is 0% as Singapore does not have any slums.
Close to 80% of Singapore's resident population live in public housing flats and the vast majority own their flats. There are also macroprudential safeguards in place for the purchase of public housing, e.g., Mortgage loans for public housing are capped at 30% of a borrower's gross monthly income.
Source : Ministry of National Development
Unit of Measurement : Per Cent
Definitions
Data refer to the proportion of urban population living in slums and do not include inadequate housing.
Concepts
Singapore does not have any slums.
Slum dwellers refer to persons who suffer one or more of the following 'household deprivations':
(1) Lack of access to improved water source;
(2) Lack of access to improved sanitation facilities;
(3) Lack of sufficient living area;
(4) Lack of housing durability; and
(5) Lack of security of tenure.
Computational Method
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Disaggregation
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Data Source
Ministry of National Development (MND)
Data Collection
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Time Period
2016 onwards
Frequency
Annual
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