{"id":50218,"date":"2022-04-04T16:21:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T08:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/?p=50218"},"modified":"2022-06-13T18:10:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T10:10:55","slug":"jss-or-hdb-rental-joint-singles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/jss-or-hdb-rental-joint-singles\/","title":{"rendered":"Operator-run HDB rental scheme for joint singles \u2013 take it or leave it?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HDB launched the Joint Singles Scheme Operator-Run<\/a> (JSS-OR) Pilot on 17 December 2021. Not to be confused with the Joint Singles Scheme<\/a> (JSS), the JSS-OR program is an alternative model that allows for singles to submit an application for rental housing, without first having to find a flatmate.<\/p>\n

In contrast, the JSS program requires you to submit both your name as well as another occupier in order to qualify. You can apply with someone you know, such as a friend or relative.<\/p>\n

Joint Singles Scheme Operator-Run Pilot<\/b><\/h2>\n

Under the JSS-OR Pilot, individual applicants will submit a comprehensive dating (ahem, personality<\/i>) profile including their gender, age, ethnicity, spoken language and living habits. They will then be introduced to their new flatmates based on these factors.<\/p>\n

Kinda like the popular Netflix show Married at First Sight, except you\u2019ll be saying \u201cI do\u201d to living with a complete stranger in either a 1- or 2-room flat. Sounds pretty exciting, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

During the Committee of Supply debate<\/a> in 2021, Minister of State for National Development Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim said the sharing of flats \u201cenables companionship and mutual support\u201d.<\/p>\n

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A peek into the shared living space under the JSS-OR pilot program. (Photo source: HDB FB)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But don\u2019t fret, you won\u2019t be sharing a bed. Each unit comes with partitions to accommodate two to three persons per flat. It\u2019s also move-in ready \u2013 general household furnishings and appliances such as wardrobes, water heaters, washing machines and refrigerators come pre-installed \u2013 saving you multiple trips to your nearest Ikea.<\/p>\n

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Units are in move-in condition, with furnishings and appliances such as wardrobes, washing machines and refrigerators provided.\u00a0 (Photo source: HDB FB)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As it is still a pilot program, there were a total of only 276 applications and 109 flats up for grabs. The current sites are at Blk 429A Bedok North Road and Blk 999A Buangkok Crescent<\/p>\n

Netizens divided over program<\/b><\/h2>\n

When HDB unveiled the news in a Facebook post on 12 March, there were many divided opinions among netizens.<\/p>\n