Relocation scheme for public housing tenants to relieve overcrowding and improve living space

Hello, persimmon former netizen! Regarding your question, cecimak would like to express the following views, but please note that these personal views are for your reference only and are not guaranteed to be absolutely correct!

Comparison between the relocation plan to alleviate the overcrowding of public housing tenants and the relocation plan to improve the living space! Do you want to know the length and approximate time of the waiting time?

A: The "Relocation Plan for Public Housing Tenants to Relieve Overcrowding" and the "Relocation Plan for Residential Space Improvement" have not waited, so it is impossible to judge the approximate waiting time!

This is because the Housing Authority will launch these two schemes from time to time (usually once or twice a year, depending on the available public housing resources of the Housing Department) for eligible public housing tenants to apply for!

At the end of the project, the Housing Authority will decide the priority of building selection according to the current application cases! Usually, the severely crowded family comes first, then there are more family members, and there are several factors such as the long lease period! If many situations meet the above conditions, draw lots to decide the order!

Therefore, participating in the two schemes is not a waiting list, but depends on the situation of each application! For example, there are a large number of seriously overcrowded households participating in this issue, and I believe you will be ranked last, because the conditions are not bad enough to choose a building! On the contrary, the situation of most of the applicants you attend is similar to yours, so your chances of successful building selection will greatly increase!

Please refer to the following information extracted from the Hospital Authority website!

Subject to the availability of resources, the Housing Authority will launch a "Public Housing Tenant Relocation Scheme" covering all housing estates in Hong Kong once or twice a year to allocate flats to eligible public housing tenants in the form of self-selected flats. However, applicants must choose their flats according to the relocation restrictions in their residential areas, that is, residents in the New Territories can only choose flats in the New Territories or Tung Chung, while residents in urban areas or outlying islands cannot choose flats in the urban areas. In 2005, the restrictions on unit selection under the relocation plan of public housing tenants were relaxed. Eligible public housing tenants who have lived in public housing for 10 years or more may apply to move to any district.

Under this scheme, all public housing tenants whose living density is less than 5.5 square meters per person (calculated by indoor floor area) can apply for transfer to larger units. Applicants must meet the requirement of "no ownership of residential property", that is, no family member owns any residential property in mainland China and Hong Kong from the date of filling out the application for the scheme to the date of signing a new lease. Applicants are also required to pass the Comprehensive Income Test, and the relevant income and asset limits are determined by the Public Housing Household Subsidy Policy and the Policy of Maintaining Rational Allocation of Public Housing Resources respectively.

The Housing Department will determine the priority allocation order of eligible applicants according to their living density (that is, families with the highest living density will give priority to choosing flats). If the living density is the same, the family with large population is preferred; If they are the same, the earlier lease in the current lease shall prevail. If all three are the same, draw lots to decide the order. If the applicant or his family members are pregnant 16 weeks when applying for relieving overcrowding and relocation, their expectant fetus, or those who need to rely on wheelchairs indoors for non-temporary reasons, quadriplegic, those who need long-term renal dialysis at home, and those who suffer from overactive diseases, and can submit valid medical certificates at the time of application, they can be counted as an extra family member when calculating the living density and family population. However, when the tenants concerned apply for relieving overcrowding and moving, they must report to the housing estate office in order to calculate their living density.

Tenants who fail to move can reapply when the next public housing tenant relocation plan is launched. However, if eligible applicants give up the opportunity to choose a flat in the three transfer schemes (including not choosing a flat or refusing to choose a flat), their eligibility for relieving overcrowding will be frozen for one year.

Every time the Housing Authority launches a relocation plan for public housing tenants, it will announce the detailed arrangements and eligibility for the plan through housing notices, newspapers, posters and the HA/HD website for tenants' reference.

In 2005, the Housing Authority's Subsidized Housing Committee approved the "Improved Living Space Transfer Scheme" to provide more transfer opportunities for public housing tenants. This plan will be carried out in parallel with the "Public Housing Tenants Relocation Plan" for overcrowded households, but tenants with higher overcrowding will be given priority in choosing flats.

According to the transfer plan to improve the living area, all public housing tenants whose living density is less than 7 square meters per person (calculated by indoor floor area) can apply for transfer to a larger unit. Applicants must meet the same qualifications as the Public Housing Tenant Relocation Scheme, and the order of housing selection will depend on the density of residence, the number of families and the length of residence in Hong Kong.

In addition, applicants who meet the qualification requirements of the "Transfer Plan for Improving Living Space" and have lived in public housing for 10 years can choose to move to any area. , reference: Housing Authority website +cecimak personal views and understanding! I hope I can help you! ,