2 Government sites in Mandai and Upper Jurong Road to be sold for purpose-built dormitories

Two new purpose-built dormitory (PBD) sites are set to be launched in Mandai and Upper Jurong Road in the second half of 2027, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Ministry of National Development (MND) said in a joint statement on Friday (Sept 11).

Under the Government Land Sales Programme, MOM and MND will be releasing a new PBD site at Jurong Apartments which will be launched by JTC next year.

This is on top of a separate site that was part of an announcement in March this year, which will be launched in the first quarter of next year.

Lorong Lada Hitam 1 is expected to have a site area of 10.7ha and have room for 15,000 beds.

The lease period for this plot of land will be 30 years, the ministries stated.

The second launch site will be at Jurong Apartments on 529 Upper Jurong Road and will sport a site area of 2ha as well as house approximately 8,100 beds.

It also shares a similar lease period of 30 years.

In March, MOM and MND announced JTC's launch of three PDB sites, including Lorong Lada Hitam 1.

Lok Yang Way near Pioneer and Gali Batu in Choa Chu Kang were launched as at June 2026, bringing the total number of dormitories up to 1,600 with around 467,000 beds for migrant workers available.

Meanwhile, in order to match employers' demand for migrant worker accommodation, Government aims to work with agencies and the dormitory industry to increase near-term supply.

Four new quick build dormitories will be operationalised, bringing in about 16,000 more beds in 2027.

MOM also intends to build a second PBD at Sengkang West with 7,200 beds by mid-2028, bringing the total number of beds added to the market between 2027 and the early 2030s to around 71,500, the ministries said.

"We will also temporarily extend the leases of existing dormitories and facilitate factory-converted dormitories, construction temporary quarters and temporary occupation licence quarters, subject to availability of infrastructure capacity and land," they added.

MOM is also looking into a temporary relaxation of the occupancy limits under the New Dormitory Standards and will provide an update at a later time.

The ministries will also provide updates to the industry regarding the dormitory supply pipeline on an annual basis.

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人力部和国家发展部周五（9月11日）发表联合声明称，两个新的专用宿舍（PBD）项目将于2027年下半年在万礼和裕廊路上段启动。

根据政府土地销售计划，人力部和国家发展部将在裕廊公寓推出一个新的公共建设用地，该用地将于明年由裕廊集团推出。

此外，今年 3 月份还宣布将推出一个独立网站，该网站将于明年第一季度上线。

Lorong Lada Hitam 1 预计占地 10.7 公顷，可容纳 15,000 张床位。

各部委表示，这块土地的租赁期限为30年。

第二个启动地点位于裕廊路上段 529 号的裕廊公寓，占地 2 公顷，可容纳约 8100 张床位。

它的租赁期限也同样为 30 年。

今年 3 月，人力部和国家发展部宣布裕廊集团推出三个 PDB 地块，其中包括 Lorong Lada Hitam 1。

截至 2026 年 6 月，位于先驱路附近的乐扬路和蔡厝港的峇都巷的宿舍已投入使用，使宿舍总数达到 1600 个，可为外籍劳工提供约 467000 个床位。

与此同时，为了满足用人单位对移工住宿的需求，政府计划与中介机构和宿舍行业合作，增加近期供应。

四座新建的快速建造宿舍楼将于 2027 年投入使用，届时将增加约 16,000 个床位。

人力部还计划在盛港西建造第二个养老院，拥有7200张床位，计划于2028年中期建成。该部门表示，这将使2027年至2030年代初期间新增的床位总数达到约71500张。

他们补充说：“我们还将暂时延长现有宿舍的租期，并为工厂改建的宿舍、建筑临时住所和临时占用许可证住所提供便利，但需视基础设施容量和土地情况而定。”

人力部也在考虑暂时放宽新宿舍标准下的入住人数限制，稍后会提供最新消息。

各部委还将每年向业界提供有关宿舍供应渠道的最新信息。

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