RESIDENTS outside of Aljunied and Jurong can breathe easy for now, as most town councils say they will not be raising their conservancy fees just yet. Aljunied and Jurong town councils announced two weeks ago that they will be increasing their service and conservancy (S&C) fees from next month, due to higher operating and maintenance costs. However, 13 of the 14 remaining town councils say they will...
Service and Conservancy Charges
ALJUNIED and Jurong town councils will raise their monthly service and conservancy (S&C) charges from April for the first time in five years. They have cited higher maintenance and operating costs - particularly for the numerous new lifts in the older estates - as reasons for the hike. Charges will go up by between 50 cents and $4.50 for Singapore homeowners, depending on the type of flat. This will...
More than 770,000 HDB households will be receiving S$63 million worth of rebates for their Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) and rents in fiscal year 2008. The Finance Ministry said all eligible households will receive S&CC rebates. Three and four-room households will receive two months worth of S&CC rebates. And among low-income rental households, eligible one-room households will get...