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Waiting for Public Rental Housing︱The latest waiting time on the waiting list has dropped slightly to 6 years. Single elders have to wait 4.1 years to go upstairs

2022-08-12T07:51:25.392Z


The Housing Authority announced the latest public housing waiting time as of the end of June. The average waiting time for general applicants was 6 years, slightly down 0.1 year from the previous high of 6.1 years; as for the average waiting time for elderly one-person applications, it continued dimension


The Housing Authority announced the latest public housing waiting time as of the end of June. The average waiting time for general applicants was 6 years, slightly down 0.1 year from the previous high of 6.1 years; as for the average waiting time for elderly one-person applications, it continued maintained for 4.1 years.

Although there was a slight decrease in the latest waiting list, it still continued to deviate from the three-year commitment to go upstairs.


6 ways to check the progress of public housing allocation

The Housing Authority has announced the latest PRH waiting time as of the end of March.

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As at the end of June, the average waiting time for general applicants for PRH was 6 years, and the average waiting time for elderly one-person applicants was 4.1 years.

According to the HA, there are currently about 144,200 general public housing applications and about 98,400 non-elderly one-person applications under the Quota and Points System, or a total of 242,600 applications.

Compared with the figures at the end of March this year, there were 245,200 applications at that time, while the latest number of applications dropped by 2,600. The decrease was mainly in general public housing applications, which was 3,300 less than the 147,500 in the previous quarter. Non-elderly one-person applications were This is an increase of 700 cases from 97,700 cases in the previous quarter.

In addition, there were about 5,300 general applications for PRH allocation in the first quarter of this year, of which about 730 applications were made by elderly persons who were allocated.

In addition, about 580 non-elderly one-person applications under the Quota and Points System were allocated in the same quarter.

The HA stated that compared with the previous quarter, the change in the average waiting time in the second quarter of 2022 was minimal, representing a slight fluctuation between quarters.

What is the latest waiting time for public housing?

 The average waiting time for general applicants is 6 years, and the average waiting time for elderly one-person applications continues to maintain at 4.1 years 

How to check the progress of public housing application?

The 6 methods include browsing the website of the HA or the Housing Department; calling the HA hotline at 2712 2712 to listen to yourself, etc. (details)

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Source: hk1

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