Nearly 1 million HDB households to receive rebates in July as energy tariffs fall

Online Citizen​

8 hours ago

SINGAPORE: Close to a million Singaporean households living in HDB flats will receive rebates for utilities and service charges in July.
The disbursement is part of ongoing efforts by the government to address cost-of-living pressures amid rising prices.
According to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) on 30 June 2025, the rebates are part of the permanent GST Voucher scheme and the enhanced Assurance Package.
Eligible households will receive up to S$190 in U-Save rebates for utility bills and up to one month's worth of service and conservancy charges (S&CC) rebates.
The amounts vary according to flat type. Households in one- and two-room flats will receive the maximum of S$190 in U-Save and a full month's S&CC rebate.
Those living in four-room flats will receive S$150 in U-Save and a half-month of S&CC rebates.
The rebates will be automatically credited. U-Save rebates go to households' SP Services accounts, while S&CC rebates are sent to town council accounts.
In total, eligible households can receive up to S$760 in U-Save rebates and up to 3.5 months' worth of S&CC rebates in the 2025 financial year.
The rebates are distributed quarterly in April, July, October, and January.
Eligibility is based on citizenship status and property ownership. For U-Save rebates, a household must have at least one Singaporean owner or occupier.
If the flat is entirely rented out, there must be at least one Singaporean tenant.
Households where individuals own more than one property are not eligible for U-Save rebates.
To qualify for S&CC rebates, there must be a Singaporean flat owner or occupier, and none of the owners or essential occupiers should own private property.
Flats that have been fully rented out are also ineligible.
Residents can check their eligibility for S&CC rebates through My HDBPage using their Singpass.
The Finance Ministry also issued a reminder that officials will never request money transfers or personal banking information via phone calls.
Separately, national grid operator SP Group announced that electricity tariffs will decrease for the quarter from July to September 2025.
The fall is attributed to lower energy costs, following steady rates in the previous quarter.
Electricity tariffs will drop by 2.3 per cent, equivalent to a reduction of 0.65 cent per kWh before GST.
This will bring the new electricity tariff to 27.47 cents per kWh before GST.
As a result, families in HDB four-room flats can expect a reduction of about S$2.36 in their average monthly electricity bill, before GST.
City Energy, the gas supplier, also announced a decrease in gas tariffs.
The rate will drop from 22.72 cents per kWh to 22.28 cents per kWh, also due to lower fuel costs.
Both SP Group and City Energy review tariffs quarterly, under guidelines from the Energy Market Authority (EMA).
SP Group explained that the energy cost component of electricity tariffs is based on average natural gas prices in the first 2.5 months of the previous quarter.
Tariffs are susceptible to fluctuations due to global fuel price volatility, which can be affected by geopolitical events, such as ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
Electricity tariffs consist of four components: energy costs paid to power generation companies, network costs paid to SP Group, market support service fees, and a fee to the Energy Market Company for operating the electricity wholesale market.