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Last year, utilities rebates
and monthly S&C grants were given to citizens
living in 1 to 4-room HDB flats to offset the
utilities rates increases for the lower income
households. I announced that the Government would
grant the same utilities rebates and monthly S&C
grants in 1998. I am happy to confirm that the
same utilities rebates and S&C grants will
be given this year.
The utilities rebate will be
$100 for 1-, 2-, and 3-room HDB flats, and $50
for 4-room HDB flats. The rebates will be credited
against the utilities bills of eligible households
for the month of September which are payable in
October. Households with smaller bills which are
unable to use up the rebate within the month can
carry over the balance of the rebate until it
is fully used up.
The S&C grant will be $3
per month for 1-room flats, $4 per month for 2-room
flats, $5.50 per month for 3-room flats, and $4
per month for 4-room flats. The monthly grant,
which started from July 1997, will continue until
June 1999.
The utilities rebates and S&C
grant will cost the Government about $72 million.
Those lower income households who do not live
in HDB flats and hence are unable to benefit from
the utilities rebate and S&C grant can obtain
help from the Citizens Consultative Committees
Assistance Scheme. |
