Over 1 million HDB households to receive U-Save, S&CC rebates in October

The rebates are provided under the permanent GST Voucher (GSTV) scheme.

An MRT train passes a public housing estate in Singapore. (File photo: CNA/Lan Yu)

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SINGAPORE: More than 1 million Singaporean households living in Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats will receive the Service & Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebate and double the regular U-Save rebate in October 2026.

An additional U-Save rebate was announced as part of the second support package in response to the Middle East situation, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Wednesday (Sep 30).

Eligible households will receive up to S$190 (US$148) worth of U-Save rebates, depending on their HDB flat type, which will help to cushion the impact of higher utilities bills for 2026, MOF said.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less In total, eligible Singaporean HDB households will receive up to S$760 of U-Save rebates in Financial Year 2026. Eligible households will also receive up to one month of S&CC rebates in October, depending on their HDB flat type. In total, eligible households will receive up to 3.5 months of S&CC rebates in FY2026. "No further action is required by eligible households," MOF said. "The U-Save rebate will be credited directly into households’ utilities accounts with SP Services, and the S&CC rebate will be credited directly into households’ S&CC accounts with their respective town councils." MOF added that these rebates help to offset utilities expenses and S&CC for lower- and middle-income HDB households. They are disbursed in April , July , October, and January each year. The rebates in October 2026 will be the third disbursement for FY2026.

In total, eligible Singaporean HDB households will receive up to S$760 of U-Save rebates in Financial Year 2026.

Eligible households will also receive up to one month of S&CC rebates in October, depending on their HDB flat type.

In total, eligible households will receive up to 3.5 months of S&CC rebates in FY2026.

"No further action is required by eligible households," MOF said.

"The U-Save rebate will be credited directly into households’ utilities accounts with SP Services, and the S&CC rebate will be credited directly into households’ S&CC accounts with their respective town councils."

MOF added that these rebates help to offset utilities expenses and S&CC for lower- and middle-income HDB households.

They are disbursed in April , July , October, and January each year. The rebates in October 2026 will be the third disbursement for FY2026.

It was also announced on Wednesday that Singapore households will be paying lower electricity and gas tariffs in the fourth quarter of 2026 due to lower energy costs.

The household electricity tariff from October to December will be down 10.4 per cent, or 3.32 cents per kWh lower than the previous quarter's tariff before the Goods and Services Tax (GST), grid operator SP Group said.

Electricity prices will be at 28.59 cents per kWh for Q4. It was 31.91 cents per kWh from July to September.

The gas tariff for households will also be lower from October to December compared to the previous quarter, by 2.03 cents per kWh before GST, gas provider City Energy said on Wednesday.

It will go down from 23.48 cents per kWh to 21.45 cents per kWh – a decrease of about 8.6 per cent.

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这些退税是根据永久性消费税代金券（GSTV）计划提供的。

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新加坡：2026 年 10 月起，超过 100 万户居住在建屋发展局 (HDB) 组屋的新加坡家庭将获得服务费和维护费 (S&CC) 回扣，并且 U-Save 常规回扣将翻倍。

财政部周三（9月30日）表示，作为应对中东局势的第二轮援助计划的一部分，政府宣布了一项额外的U-Save返利。

财政部表示，符合条件的家庭将获得价值高达 190 新元（148 美元）的 U-Save 回扣，具体金额取决于他们的组屋类型，这将有助于缓解 2026 年水电费上涨带来的影响。

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2026 财年，符合资格的新加坡组屋家庭总共将获得高达 760 新元的 U-Save 回扣。

符合条件的家庭还将在 10 月份获得最多一个月的 S&CC 回扣，具体金额取决于他们的组屋类型。

2026 财年，符合条件的家庭总共将获得最多 3.5 个月的 S&CC 退款。

财政部表示：“符合条件的家庭无需采取进一步行动。”

“U-Save 回扣将直接存入居民在 SP Services 的公用事业账户，S&CC 回扣将直接存入居民在各自市镇理事会的 S&CC 账户。”

财政部补充说，这些回扣有助于抵消中低收入组屋家庭的水电费和S&CC费用。

这些款项每年分别在4月、7月、10月和1月发放。2026年10月的退款将是2026财年的第三笔款项。

周三还宣布，由于能源成本下降，新加坡家庭将在 2026 年第四季度支付更低的电费和燃气费。

新加坡电力集团表示，10月至12月的家庭用电价格将比上一季度未计入商品及服务税（GST）的价格下降10.4%，即每千瓦时低3.32分。

第四季度电价为每千瓦时28.59美分。7月至9月为每千瓦时31.91美分。

天然气供应商City Energy周三表示，10月至12月期间，家庭天然气价格也将比上一季度降低，每千瓦时（不含消费税）降低2.03分。

电价将从每千瓦时 23.48 美分降至每千瓦时 21.45 美分，降幅约为 8.6%。

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