Elvin Ong Doing Survey with the residents at the 1 room flat apartment
I and my team of members have recent done a house to house visit at one of the block of 1 room flats located at Toa Payoh. As there are recent complaints from many of such resident that the Housing Development Board (HDB) have seal off all air ventilation holes of their rented apartment, causes a lot of inconvenience to them. Many are concern about why such decisions are made without their knowledge and comments from them. Worries from many residents of this block regarding of safety of those residents living alone are bring up to me.
Many comments such as the warmness and brightness inside their apartment and are affected especially the lower level apartments, causes an increase of their utilities bills as usage of electricity are increased. These have affected badly especially for the very low income residents.
We have also encountered few residents living in their apartment without water and electricity for about 12 years. We have take note of such case and will assist them.
With our knowledge, the MP of that estate has visited 2 week before our visit only just to explaining the HDB decision. What have authorizes done to assist them with their basic needs?
Therefore during our visit, we do collect feedback from the affect residents house to house. We also invited them to sign on petition regarding on disagree of such decision made from HDB without their concern and proper solution. We are glad that approximate of 61% of our interviewed residents have sign on the petition, and addition around 6% of resident are against the HDB decision but worries to sign on the petition. These results have caused an alarm to this issue this issue
We have decided to bring this issue up to HDB and Town Council for follow up action regarding of what we discovered and collected.
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