Some 950,000 Singaporean households to get U-Save, S&CC rebates in July

Close to a million Singaporean HDB households will receive rebates to their utility and conservancy bills in July, as part of a government scheme to help them with cost of living.

Depending on their HDB flat type, 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 statement on June 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.

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 and the enhanced Assurance Package to 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 of U-Save rebates in fiscal year 2025.

Meanwhile, eligible households can expect to receive a total of up to 3.5 months of S&CC rebates in fiscal year 2025.

To be eligible for the U-Save rebate, there must be at least one Singaporean owner or occupier in the household if the flat is partially rented out or not rented out.

If the entire Housing Board flat is rented out, there must be at least one Singaporean tenant.

Households with people who own more than one property are not eligible for U-Save rebates, said the Finance Ministry.

The following households are not eligible for the S&CC rebate:

• Those with no Singaporean flat owner or occupier in the flat
• Those whose flat owners or essential occupiers own or hold interest in a private property
• Those who have rented out the entire flat

To check on their eligibility for S&CC rebates, members of the public can log in to the My HDBPage with their Singpass.

In its statement, the ministry also reminded the public that government officials will not ask them to transfer money or disclose banking details over a call.