S’pore households should save electricity as costs increase due to fuel prices: Gan Kim Yong
SINGAPORE – Households in Singapore are advised to conserve electricity as costs are set to rise following the doubling of fuel prices, said Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim […]
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Aug 2
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Monday, Aug 2. 10 new Covid-19 clusters in S’pore, including at Yishun Community Hospital and Westlite Mandai dorm The hospital […]
UK’s $1.7 trillion Covid-19 wealth gain went mostly to the rich
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – Britain’s household wealth surged by £900 billion (S$1.7 trillion) during the pandemic, and much of that went to the richest people, a study by the Resolution Foundation showed. […]
950,000 HDB households to get additional GST rebate in April as part of Budget support package
SINGAPORE – About 950,000 households living in Housing Board flats will be receiving their regular goods and services tax (GST) rebates this month, and additional rebates to support them during […]
Pre-1987 HDB flats mostly upgraded; 56k newer flats next in line for home improvement programme
SINGAPORE – The majority of the 320,000 eligible flats built up to 1986 have undergone upgrading works under the Housing Board’s Home Improvement Programme (HIP). Of these, about 215,000 flats, […]
940,000 HDB households to receive final GST rebate payout in January
SINGAPORE – About 940,000 eligible households living in Housing Board flats will be receiving rebates on their utility bills this month through the goods and services tax (GST) voucher U-Save […]
Gas tariff for households to rise slightly for January to March
SINGAPORE – The gas tariff for households will increase slightly, by 0.23 per cent, for the next three months compared with the quarter before, City Gas said on Wednesday (Dec […]
Two-thirds of public transport vouchers for needy families disbursed
SINGAPORE – More than 300,000 public transport vouchers, worth about $15 million, have been disbursed in an exercise which started in November 2019, according to a joint statement by the […]
Some households to receive e-vouchers to switch to energy- and water-efficient appliances
SINGAPORE – Households living in one- to three-room Housing Board flats can now get some help buying appliances that are more energy or water efficient, under a new programme launched on […]
Less than half of Singapore households have switched to electricity retailers
SINGAPORE – Less than half of the 1.4 million households in Singapore have switched to an electricity retailer since the launch of the Open Electricity Market (OEM) around two years […]