The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said in a statement on 1 April that about 950,000 Singaporean HDB households will receive their quarterly GST Voucher U-Save rebate this month (April).
They will receive an additional 50 Percent of their regular U-save in the 2021 financial year, which will be credited in April and July.
The Regular and special U-save payments will amount to S$460 million in rebates, to support families with their household expenses, and the U-save special payment is part of the S$900 million Household Support Package that aims to provide additional support to familites with their expenses as part of the Budget 2021.
One and two room HDB flats will receive rebates equivalent to about 3 to 4 months of their utility bills.
Adding the U-save special payment on top of the existing rebates, these households will receive rebates of up to 4.5 to 6 months of their utility bills.
Three and four room flkats will normally received U-save rebates of about 1 to 2 months of their utility bills.
Together with the U-save special payment, they will receive a total of 1.5 to 3 months worth of rebates to their utility bills.