Subsidies FOR Homes
More than 950, 000 Singaporean households living in HDB flats will receive U- Save and Service &, Conservancy Charges ( S&, CC ) rebates in April.
The Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday that these rebates help lower to middle-income households pay for the pay GST and supply cost-of-living support.
The subsidies - , disbursed in April, July, October and January each time- are  , part of the permanent , GST Voucher scheme , and the , Assurance Package.
Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced in his Budget 2024 speech , that , the Assurance Package will be enhanced by a further S$ 1.9 billion.
More U-Save benefits will be added to bring full U-Save rebates to up to S$ 950, or two and a half times the usual number for the 2024 fiscal year.
This will typically cover the costs of electricity bills for those who reside in one- and two-room apartments and those who reside in three- and four-room apartments for about four months.
There will also be an extra quarter- quarter of S&, CC return in January 2025, for a full of up to four weeks of S&, CC return in FY2024.  ,
The S&, CC rebates will be credited directly to homes ‘ S&, CC records with their respective village councils, while the U-Save subsidies will be credited directly to households ‘ SP Services utility accounts.