SINGAPORE - In October, more than 800,000 Housing Board households in Singapore will receive GST Voucher-Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebates to help offset their utilities bills, the Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday (Oct 1).

Singaporean residents living in one- and two-room flats will receive the maximum rebate of $65.

Home owners of three-room flats will get $60, while four- and five-room flats will get $55 and $50 respectively.

The U-Save is part of the permanent GST voucher scheme, and is distributed every quarter.

The GST voucher scheme is designed to help the lower- and middle-income Singaporean households with their living expenses.