840,000 HDB homes to get utilities rebate

About 840,000 households in Housing Board flats will receive rebates this month to offset their utilities bills. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES

About 840,000 households in Housing Board flats will receive the next instalment of the GST Voucher- Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebate this month to offset their utilities bills.

The rebate, distributed every quarter, is one of three components of the permanent GST Voucher scheme, which aims to help lower- income Singaporeans.

In total, those living in one- and two-room HDB flats are able to offset about three to four months of utilities bills on average each year, using the U-Save rebate. They will receive $65 this month.

Those living in three- and four-room HDB flats are able to offset about one to two months of utilities bills on average.

Households in three-room flats will receive $60 this month and those in four-room flats, $55.

Those in five-room flats will receive $50 and those in executive or multi-generation flats, $45.

The total annual rebate thus ranges from $180 for those in executive or multi-generation flats, to $260 for those in one- or two-room flats.

Households with members who own more than one property are not eligible.

The U-Save rebate is expected to cost $190 million annually.

• For more information, call SP Services on 6671 7117, e-mail spservices@singaporepower.com.sg or visit www.gstvoucher.gov.sg

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 02, 2016, with the headline 840,000 HDB homes to get utilities rebate. Subscribe