| In view of the difficult economic
conditions, Government had announced in November last
year that the transitional measures in the GST offset
package, consisting of rental and S&C rebates for
1 to 3-room HDB households, would be extended by two
more years. The rental and S&C rebates are as follows:
- Rental Rebates
For 1-room flats: a rental rebate of $12 per month.
For 2-room flats: a rental rebate of $8 per month.
- Rebates for S&C Charges
For 1-room flats: $8 per month.
For 2-room flats: $7 per month.
For 3-room flats: $4 per month.
The estimated cost of these rebates
is $22 million per year.
Low income households which are not
living in HDB flats can continue to receive help from
the Citizens Consultative Committees (CCCs) Assistance
Scheme, which was set up in 1994 when GST was implemented.
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