"Studio HDBs" have been changed through the 2-room Flexi flat plan, which serves the same function, especially for seniors. These flats can be found in two sizes, approximately 36 sqm and forty five sqm, presenting one bedroom, a dwelling place, a kitchen, and a lavatory. The scheme presents overall flexibility in lease possibilities, with seniors aged fifty five and previously mentioned able to pick a lease of fifteen to forty five several years in 5-year increments, furnished it handles them to at the least age ninety five. This selection minimizes the flat's invest in cost, allowing for for monetization of present bigger flats. Very first-time singles and family here members might also submit an application for these flats, but on a standard 99-year lease. Eligibility to get a 2-room Flexi flat is topic to some house profits ceiling of S$7,000 for singles and S$fourteen,000 for partners and households, with stricter policies for short-lease flats. Past HDB Studio Apartments were being situated in estates like Tampines, Bedok, and Yishun.