800,000 HDB households to get $77m in services & conservancy charges rebates in 2013
PHOTO: 800,000 HDB households to get $77m in services & conservancy charges rebates in 2013
PUBLISHED ONMarch 27, 2013 4:00 PM
SINGAPORE - Around 800,000 Singaporean HDB households can expect to receive $77 million worth of Service & Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates in 2013. These S&CC rebates were announced during Budget 2013 to help households cope with increases in the cost of living.
In total, each eligible Singaporean household will receive 1 to 3 months of S&CC rebates, depending on HDB flat type. Eligible households will receive a letter in April with more details of the S&CC rebates they will be getting.
The rebates will be disbursed over the months of April, July and October as follows:
|
HDB Flat
Type
|
Number of Months of 2013 S&CC Rebates
(given on a per household basis)
|
|||
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April 2013
|
July 2013 |
October 2013
|
Total
Rebates
for 2013
|
|
|
1-room
|
1.0
|
1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
|
2-room
|
1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
|
3-room
|
1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
|
4-room
|
1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
|
5-room
|
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Executive | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 1.0 |
The S&CC rebates will be used to offset a household’s S&CC directly. For households who pay their S&CC through GIRO or any electronic mode of payment, Town Councils will arrange with
the banks on the S&CC payments to take the rebates into account.
For enquiries on S&CC payment and account status, residents can contact their respective Town Councils. Residents can also contact the enquiries line 1800 - 8663078 (Mondays to Fridays, 8.30am to 5pm) regarding their household's S&CC rebate eligibility.