SINGAPORE – About 840,000 Singaporean HDB households will receive the next instalment of the GST Voucher – Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebate in October 2016, the Ministry of Finance announced on Sunday (Oct 2).
Annually, those living in one and two room flats are able to offset about three to four months of utilities bills on average with their regular GST Voucher – U-Save.
Those living in three and four-room flats are able to offset about one to two months of utilities bills on average. l The GST Voucher – U-Save rebate forms one of three components under the permanent GST Voucher scheme.
The U-Save rebate help HDB households offset part of their utilities bills. It is distributed every quarter and expected to cost $190 million annually.
In October 2016, eligible Singaporean households will each receive a GST Voucher – U-Save of up to $65, depending on their HDB flat type.
debwong@sph.com.sg
