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You and your family members must meet these conditions to qualify for Fresh Start:
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 <li>You and your spouse (if applicable) must be aged 35 to below 55</li>
 <li>You&nbsp;or your spouse, and at least 1 child (aged below 21) must be Singapore Citizens</li>
 <li>You or your spouse (if applicable) must have stable employment for the last 12 months</li>
 <li>Your&nbsp;average gross monthly household income must not exceed $8,000</li>
 <li>Your&nbsp;household members do not own other properties overseas or locally, and have not disposed of any in the last 30 months</li>
 <li>Your&nbsp;household has not previously received any subsidy under the Relocation, Sale of Flat to Sitting Tenants, or Rent &amp; Purchase Schemes</li>
 <li>Your&nbsp;household has occupied a public rental flat for at least 1 year, with less than 3 months of rental arrears in the last 12 months</li>
 <li>You must qualify&nbsp;for the Letter of Social Assessment (LSA) from HDB which considers family stability, employment status, finances, and school attendance of the children. The LSA is subject to yearly renewal, until 5 years after key collection.</li>
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<h2>Other things to note</h2>
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 <li>You must apply for a flat within the first year of your LSA to remain on Fresh Start</li>
 <li>You must renew your LSA yearly to collect the keys to your flat booked under Fresh Start. Otherwise, you may have to forfeit 5% of the flat price.</li>
 <li>The&nbsp;maximum HDB loan you can take is 75% of the flat price, based on prevailing Loan-to-Value limits</li>
 <li>At&nbsp;least 10% of the flat price must be paid using your CPF Ordinary Account (OA) savings and/or cash. First-timers may use the Enhanced Housing Grant (EHG) for this.</li>
 <li>The&nbsp;remaining flat price can be paid using your CPF Ordinary Account (OA) savings and/or cash. Second-timers may use the upfront Fresh Start Housing Grant for this.</li>
 <li>Second-timers&nbsp;will receive the deferred Fresh Start Housing Grant over 5 years after key collection. The yearly disbursement is subject to the renewal of your LSA.</li>
 <li>Your&nbsp;family may need to attend face-to-face interviews to renew your LSA</li>
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Eligibility conditions

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<h2>Example 1: Short-lease 2-room Flexi flat for second-timers</h2>
Mr and Mrs X (both aged 45) are second-timers living with their child (aged below 21) in a public rental flat. Mr X is the sole breadwinner, earning $1,600.
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 <th style="width: 35%;">Without Fresh Start&nbsp;</th>
 <th style="width: 35%;">Under Fresh Start</th>
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 <td>Flat type</td>
 <td>2-room Flexi flat with 99-year lease</td>
 <td>2-room Flexi flat with 50-year lease</td>
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 <td>Selling price</td>
 <td>$162,000</td>
 <td>$126,000</td>
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 <td>Resale levy&nbsp;</td>
 <td>$40,000</td>
 <td>$24,000</td>
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 What they pay 
 (selling price plus resale levy)
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 <td>$202,000</td>
 <td>$150,000</td>
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 <td>Eligible grant&nbsp;</td>
 <td>Step-Up Housing Grant of $15,000&nbsp;</td>
 <td>Fresh Start Housing Grant of $75,000</td>
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 Balance payable
 (with cash/ CPF OA savings and housing loan)
 </td>
 <td>$187,000 
 </td>
 <td>$90,000 excluding $15,000 deferred Fresh Start Housing Grant</td>
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 Assumed cash and CPF Ordinary Account savings
 </td>
 <td>$40,000</td>
 <td>$40,000</td>
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 <td>Housing loan needed</td>
 <td>$147,000</td>
 <td>$50,000</td>
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 Monthly mortgage instalment needed 
 (over loan tenure of 20 years)
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 <td>Family cannot obtain loan as the servicing ratio is too high</td>
 <td>$268 fully covered by CPF contributions with no cash outlay</td>
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Example 2: Short-lease&nbsp;3-room flat for second-timers
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Mr and Mrs Y (both aged 45) are second-timers living with their child (aged below 21) in a public rental flat. Mr Y is the sole breadwinner, earning $3,000.
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 <th style="width: 35%;">Without Fresh Start 
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 <th style="width: 35%;">Under Fresh Start</th>
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 <td>Flat type</td>
 <td>3-room flat with 99-year lease</td>
 <td>3-room flat with 50-year lease</td>
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 <td>Selling price</td>
 <td>$270,000</td>
 <td>$210,000</td>
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 <td>Resale levy&nbsp;</td>
 <td>$40,000</td>
 <td>$24,000</td>
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 What they pay 
 (selling price plus resale levy)
 </td>
 <td>$310,000</td>
 <td>$234,000</td>
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 <td>Eligible grant&nbsp;</td>
 <td>Step-Up Housing Grant of $15,000&nbsp; 
 </td>
 <td>Fresh Start Housing Grant of $75,000</td>
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 <td>
 Balance payable 
 (with cash/ CPF OA savings and housing loan)
 </td>
 <td>$295,000</td>
 <td>$174,000 excluding $15,000 deferred Fresh Start Housing Grant</td>
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 Assumed cash and CPF Ordinary Account savings
 </td>
 <td>$40,000</td>
 <td>$40,000</td>
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 <td>Housing loan needed</td>
 <td>$255,000</td>
 <td>$134,000</td>
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 Monthly mortgage instalment needed 
 (over loan tenure of 20 years)
 </td>
 <td>Family cannot obtain loan as the servicing ratio is too high</td>
 <td>$717 comprising $630 CPF contributions and $87 in cash&nbsp;</td>
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Example 3: Short-lease&nbsp;3-room flat for first-timers
Mr and Mrs Z (both aged 45) are first-timers living with their child (aged below 21) in a public rental flat. Mr Z is the sole breadwinner, earning $2,000.
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 <th style="width: 415.698px; text-align: left;">Without Fresh Start 
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 <th style="width: 415.708px; text-align: left;">Under Fresh Start</th>
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 <td style="text-align: left;">Flat type</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;">3-room flat with 99-year lease</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;">3-room flat with 50-year lease</td>
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 <td style="text-align: left;">Selling price</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;">$270,000</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;">$210,000</td>
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 <td style="text-align: left;">Eligible grant</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;">Enhanced CPF Housing Grant of $110,000 
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 <td style="text-align: left;">Enhanced CPF Housing Grant of $110,000</td>
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 Balance payable
 (with cash/ CPF OA savings and housing loan)
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 <td style="text-align: left;">$160,000</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;">$100,000</td>
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 Assumed cash and CPF Ordinary Account savings
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 <td style="text-align: left;">$30,000</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;">$30,000</td>
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 <td style="text-align: left;">Housing loan needed</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;">$130,000</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;">$70,000&nbsp;</td>
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 Monthly mortgage instalment needed
 (over loan tenure of 20 years)
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 <td style="text-align: left;">Family cannot obtain loan as the servicing ratio is too high</td>
 <td style="text-align: left;">$375 fully covered by CPF contributions with no cash outlay</td>
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