Cost of Living (COL) Support Measures
B2024 AP Enhancements
B2024 Cost-of-Living (COL) Special Payment
To provide more support for households, the Government has announced the enhanced Assurance Package at Budget 2024, including the B2024 COL Special Payment. If you are eligible for the B2024 COL Special Payment, you will receive the benefits in September 2024.If you do not have a PayNow-NRIC-linked bank account but have provided your bank account number to the Government previously, you will receive your benefits via bank transfer. If you do not have a bank account, the benefits will be credited to you via GovCash.
Eligibility for B2024 COL Special Payment will be made available on the e-services at a later date.
B2024 Cost-of-Living (COL) U-Save
The B2024 COL U-Save will be credited together with the regular GSTV – U-Save rebates directly into your household’s utilities account managed by SP Services. No action is required from you.Eligible households will be notified through quarterly inserts sent together with their hardcopy utilities bills and receive their quarterly GSTV – U-Save rebates automatically in January, April, July, and October.
The B2024 COL U-Save cannot be encashed because it is only meant to directly offset your household’s utilities expenses. Any unused U-Save rebates will be rolled over to help offset your household’s utilities bills for the following months.
B2024 Cost-of-Living (COL) Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) Rebate
No sign-up is required to receive the Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) Rebate. Eligible Singaporean households living in HDB flats will receive their S&CC rebates in January, April, July, and October each year. The S&CC rebates will be automatically credited into the households’ S&CC accounts with their respective Town Councils.HDB residents can check or enquire on their household’s eligibility for the S&CC Rebate by logging into My HDBPage via HDB InfoWEB with their Singpass and following these steps: My Flat > Purchased/Rental Flat > S&CC Rebate.
For enquiries on your household's S&CC payment and account status, residents can contact your respective Town Councils. The Town Councils’ contact information can be found on the respective Town Councils’ websites.