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- 1Over 1 million HDB households to get double U-Save rebates in October▼singapore hdb utilities rebate october 2026
Singapore's Ministry of Finance says more than 1 million HDB households will receive double U-Save and Service & Conservancy Charges rebates in October 2026. The rebates help offset utility bills and maintenance fees, and searches for eligibility and payment dates are rising as Singaporeans look up how much support they will receive.
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Singaporean actor Thomas Ong has moved into a 38 sq m two-room Flexi HDB flat, downsizing from larger accommodation. The bedroom sits just two steps from the front door, and he says he can clean the entire home in under 30 minutes. Ong, 56, says the compact space 'suits him very well', and local media coverage of his modest lifestyle choice has drawn wide public interest.
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Fires are drawing attention across several places at once. In Singapore, a Bukit Panjang HDB fire sent two people to hospital, one found unconscious, with about 70 residents evacuated. Regionally, wildfires in Indonesia are fuelling haze across Malaysia and Singapore, with reports detailing the physical toll on millions. In the United States, a house fire in Troy killed seven dogs and a family's neighbours mourned them, while a grass fire along State Route 397 south of Kennewick forced evacuations.