PLAN B #864: Co-Living for Youths: Great Idea, Wrong Price?

$1,800. That’s the starting price of Singapore’s newly announced co-living units for youths aged 21 to 35. Designed to encourage independence and help young people build new communities, the initiative has already sparked criticism over its hefty price tag, especially when cheaper alternatives exist on the open market. Some have also questioned whether strangers living together could create more problems than opportunities. At a time when young people are finding their own communities online and offline, will this concept actually work?