Close to a million Singaporean HDB households will receive rebates to their utility and conservancy bills in October, as part of a government scheme to help them with the cost of living.
Depending on their flat types, eligible households will receive up to $190 in U-Save for their utility bills and a maximum of a month of rebates for their service and conservancy charges (S&CC), the Ministry of Finance said in a release on Sept 30.
For example, people living in a four-room flat will get $150 and half a month respectively in rebates for their U-Save and S&CC, while those in one- and two-room flats will get $190 and a month respectively.
The utility and S&CC rebates will be automatically credited to the eligible household’s accounts with grid operator SP Services and the town councils respectively.
These rebates are part of a permanent GST Voucher scheme that help lower- and middle-income households cope with the increasing cost of living and increase Goods and Services Tax.
They are disbursed every three months – in April, July, October and January – each year.
In total, eligible Singaporean HDB households will receive up to $760 in U-Save rebates for the financial year from April 2025 to March 2026.
Meanwhile, eligible households can expect to receive a total of up to 3.5 months of S&CC rebates in the same period.
Gabrielle Andres for The Straits Times
