Age eligibility for Community Care Apartments to be lowered from 65 to 55, fees to be reduced

Age eligibility for Community Care Apartments to be lowered from 65 to 55, fees to be reduced Monthly service fees for Community Care Apartments will be cut by between 18 per cent and 75 per cent. SINGAPORE: The eligibility age for Community Care Apartments (CCAs) will be lowered from 65 to 55, the Ministry of Health (MOH), Ministry of National Development (MND) and Housing and Development Board (HDB) said on Monday (Jul 13). The monthly basic service package (BSP) fees for such apartments will also be lowered by between 18 per cent and 75 per cent, they said. “These enhancements to CCAs are part of the government's broader efforts to expand housing and care options for seniors, alongside the roll-out of Age Well Neighbourhoods and the mainstreaming of Shared Stay-In Caregiving Services,” MOH, MND and HDB said. Introduced in 2021, CCAs integrate senior-friendly housing with care services, offering a housing option for seniors who wish to age independently within the community. HDB has launched five CCA projects so far, in Bukit Batok, Queenstown, Bedok, Geylang and Sengkang. The sixth CCA project will be launched in Toa Payoh in October as part of a new Build-to-Order project next to Caldecott MRT station. “With effect from the October 2026 Build-To-Order sales exercise, HDB will lower the age eligibility from 65 to 55 years old, so that seniors who wish to right-size their homes can consider both two-room Flexi flats on short lease and CCAs when they turn 55 years old,” MOH, MND and HDB said. “This will give them more housing options to choose from, and more time to plan ahead. “The lowered age eligibility will also apply to available CCAs offered at future Sale of Balance Flats exercises.”