The government has announced rebates for around 950,000 Singaporean households living in HDB flats. These concessions will come in January 2024, as per the Ministry of Finance.
According to the ministry, households will receive U-Save and Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates, which are part of the permanent GST Voucher (GSTV) scheme and the Assurance Package.
This will “help defray GST and provide cost-of-living support for lower- to middle-income households”, said an official news release on December 29. “The rebates are disbursed in April, July, October, and January each year. This will be the fourth quarterly disbursement for FY2023,” it added.
Additional rebates
In FY2023, eligible households will receive double their regular U-Save rebates, and an additional S$20 per quarter of U-Save from January 2024 to cushion the impact of the increases in carbon tax and water price.
The additional S$20 per quarter of U-Save, which will be provided every quarter from January 2024 to December 2025 (i.e. $80/year for 2 years), was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong on 28 September 2023, as part of a S$1.1 billion support package for cost-of living relief.
On average, the U-Save provided in FY2023 amounts to about 8 to 10 months of utility bills for households living in 1- and 2-room HDB flats, and about 4 to 6 months of utility bills for households living in 3- and 4-room HDB flats. The U-Save rebates that households will receive in FY2023 are summarised in Table 1.
Eligible households do not need to take any action to benefit from the U-Save and S&CC rebates, including the additional rebates announced on 28 September 2023, as part of the Cost-of-Living Support Package.
The U-Save rebates will be credited directly into households’ utilities accounts with SP Services, while the S&CC rebates will be credited directly into households’ S&CC accounts with their respective Town Councils.
Steps to check eligibility
Residents can check or enquire on their eligibility for S&CC rebates by logging into My HDBPage via HDB InfoWEB with their Singpass and following these steps: My Flat > Purchased Flat/Rental Flat > S&CC Rebate. Residents with specific queries on their household’s S&CC payment or account status can contact their respective Town Councils.
Steps to solve queries
For queries on U-Save rebates, you may contact SP Group (6671-7117 / visit https://www.spgroup.com.sg – Contact Us page and click on “Click here to get in touch with us.”). More information on the GSTV scheme, including Frequently Asked Questions are at https://www.gstvoucher.gov.sg/faqs/u-save/.
