Appeal for BTO despite over income ceiling

[Biglittlebean]

Was planning to get a 5-room BTO this year as my current flat will MOP soon. Was thinking that the new income ceiling came in just nice... until my boss just suddenly gave a pay increment which puts my wife and me just a couple of hundred of dollars over the salary ceiling for BTO. Can I still appeal and has anyone in my circumstances successfully appealed to HDB before?

[Hamburger]

Buy EC.

[Wt_know]

ask your boss to reduce your pay ... lol

anyway ... can try to appeal lor ... since BTO is not in huge backlog ... perhaps ... got chance

[Blackyv]

Please don't fight with poor people like me for a unit in bidadari..... Go apply your ec... Hehehhe

[Infohigh]

Please don't fight with poor people like me for a unit in bidadari..... Go apply your ec... Hehehhe

You can try this route.

1) Get a letter from your MP

2) Submit appeal to HDB via their regular support channel.

[Perrier]

Why go through all the hassle writing to HDB, MP, blar blar?

 

Just have a talk with your HR or boss to postpone your increment. Unless your definition of nearing MOP is 12 months down the road.

 

On a more sane note, you can write in to HDB to appeal.

[Acemundo]

I dont know why you prefer the bto over the ec. Ec is sure make money purchase

[Spring]

Was planning to get a 5-room BTO this year as my current flat will MOP soon. Was thinking that the new income ceiling came in just nice... until my boss just suddenly gave a pay increment which puts my wife and me just a couple of hundred of dollars over the salary ceiling for BTO. Can I still appeal and has anyone in my circumstances successfully appealed to HDB before?

You have a nice problem which many of us would be happy to swap with you haha!

Seriously though, I believe you should have reasonable chance of success through an appeal as the increment just took effect only but as some bros mentioned perhaps lodging appeal through MP would stand a better chance I guess, good luck!!

Edited January 17, 2016 by Spring

[Lala81]

Was planning to get a 5-room BTO this year as my current flat will MOP soon. Was thinking that the new income ceiling came in just nice... until my boss just suddenly gave a pay increment which puts my wife and me just a couple of hundred of dollars over the salary ceiling for BTO. Can I still appeal and has anyone in my circumstances successfully appealed to HDB before?

 

Appeal, i did.

 

Went to meet the people session and got a letter from the MP.

I dont know why you prefer the bto over the ec. Ec is sure make money purchase

 

It's quite a lot of $ difference.

My BIL bought a EC in woodlands, that's like high 700k.

my equivalent flat is 320k.

[Mcf777]

Buy bto can pay in full if u have a existing house

 

Buy ec still have to borrow money from ah long.

[Wt_know]

if it's 1st hoot property .... BTO is the best

best ROI

[Jamesc]

Was planning to get a 5-room BTO this year as my current flat will MOP soon. Was thinking that the new income ceiling came in just nice... until my boss just suddenly gave a pay increment which puts my wife and me just a couple of hundred of dollars over the salary ceiling for BTO. Can I still appeal and has anyone in my circumstances successfully appealed to HDB before?

 

Just ask your boss to delay the pay rise

 

until you buy your new place.

 

[Pinobii]

Bto is definitely better than ec, resale time sure profit

[Kenomi]

not possible, ceiling is strict, even a cent more also will not be allowed. It happened to me before so no need to waste the effort.

[Biglittlebean]

Please don't fight with poor people like me for a unit in bidadari..... Go apply your ec... Hehehhe

Lol... Don't worry, I won't fight with you. Need to shift all the way to woodlands....to be near parents-in-law.

ask your boss to reduce your pay ... lol

anyway ... can try to appeal lor ... since BTO is not in huge backlog ... perhaps ... got chance

Can't... The pay increment came liao. Quite suddenly somemore.

Appeal, i did.

 

Went to meet the people session and got a letter from the MP.

 

 

It's quite a lot of $ difference.

My BIL bought a EC in woodlands, that's like high 700k.

my equivalent flat is 320k.

Did the MP's letter help? I agree about the price.. Makes no sense to me to pay double. Im looking to shift to woodlands and I feel that the ECs there are not attractive. Just want the space as well as proximity to parent-in-law too.

not possible, ceiling is strict, even a cent more also will not be allowed. It happened to me before so no need to waste the effort.

Even after appealing through MP?

[Lala81]

Lol... Don't worry, I won't fight with you. Need to shift all the way to woodlands....to be near parents-in-law.

Can't... The pay increment came liao. Quite suddenly somemore.

Did the MP's letter help? I agree about the price.. Makes no sense to me to pay double. Im looking to shift to woodlands and I feel that the ECs there are not attractive. Just want the space as well as proximity to parent-in-law too.

Even after appealing through MP?

Well it worked for me. I think no harm to try. Our reason was that all our parents were retirees and housewives. So we had to support them

[The_Bear]

not possible, ceiling is strict, even a cent more also will not be allowed. It happened to me before so no need to waste the effort.

Income ceiling is reverse discrimination against a citizen.

[Acemundo]

Appeal, i did.

 

Went to meet the people session and got a letter from the MP.

 

 

It's quite a lot of $ difference.

My BIL bought a EC in woodlands, that's like high 700k.

my equivalent flat is 320k.

Hehe ok you looking at the cost perspective while i looking at the gain perspective which i thought for a couple that across the income level shld be able to well afford the cost.

Appeal, i did.

 

Went to meet the people session and got a letter from the MP.

 

 

It's quite a lot of $ difference.

My BIL bought a EC in woodlands, that's like high 700k.

my equivalent flat is 320k.

Hehe ok you looking at the cost perspective while i looking at the gain perspective which i thought for a couple that across the income level shld be able to well afford the cost.

Appeal, i did.

 

Went to meet the people session and got a letter from the MP.

 

 

It's quite a lot of $ difference.

My BIL bought a EC in woodlands, that's like high 700k.

my equivalent flat is 320k.

Hehe ok you looking at the cost perspective while i looking at the gain perspective which i thought for a couple that across the income level shld be able to well afford the cost.