800,000 HDB Households to Receive About $80 million of S&CC Rebates as Part of Budget 2014
01 Apr 2014Around 800,000 Singaporean HDB households can expect to receive about $80 million worth of Service & Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates in 2014. These S&CC rebates were announced during Budget 2014 to help households cope with increases in cost of living.
2. In total, each eligible Singaporean household will receive one to three 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. The rebates will be disbursed over the months of April, July and October as follows:
HDB Flat Type | 2014 S&CC Rebates (no. of months) | |||
April 2014 | July 2014 | October 2014 | Total for 2014 | |
1-room | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2-room | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3-room | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
4-room | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
5-room | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Executive | 0.5 | 0.5 | – | 1 |
About S&CC Rebates
3. The S&CC rebates will be used to offset a household’s S&CC payment 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.
Whom the public can contact for more information
4. For enquiries on their 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), or email sccrebates@mailbox.hdb.gov.sg regarding their household's S&CC rebate eligibility.