Around 930,000 Singaporean households living in Housing Board flats will receive a GST (goods and services tax) Voucher to offset part of their utility bills this month.
On or about 2 January 2020, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) stated that the households will receive a Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebate of up to $100, depending on the type of their Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats. Those living in one- and two-room HDB flats will receive $100, while those in three-room flats will receive $90. Eligible households will continue to receive U-Save rebates regardless of their electricity provider.
Families living in four-room flats will receive $80. Those in five-room flats will get $70 and residents of executive or multi-generation flats will get $60. Households owning more than one property are not eligible for the GST Voucher.
The U-Save rebate has enabled households in one- and two-room HDB flats to receive support equivalent to three to four months of their utility bills, on average, in a year. Those living in three- and four-room flats will be given support equivalent to one to two months of their utility bills, it added.
The U-Save rebate is one of three components under the permanent GST Voucher scheme. It is disbursed every three months. The rebate is meant to help HDB households offset part of their utility bills and lower their overall household expenses and is estimated to cost the Government about $300m.
Source: The Strait Times, 2 January 2020