By MoneyBees
Your monthly water bill on PUB's current water price: the tariff, Water Conservation Tax and Waterborne Tax per cubic metre, the higher rate above 40 m3, GST and U-Save.
From 1 Apr 2025, PUB charges S$3.24 per cubic metre before GST for the first 40 m3 a month, and S$4.39 per cubic metre above that. With 9% GST that is about S$3.53 and S$4.79.
Three charges per cubic metre: the water tariff (S$1.43), the Water Conservation Tax (S$0.72) and the Waterborne Tax (S$1.09), plus GST. The rates are higher above 40 m3.
PUB brought it in in 1991 to encourage saving water and reflect its scarcity. It is 50% of the tariff for the first 40 m3 a month and 65% above that.
PUB's contribution towards treating used water and maintaining the used water network, paid by all water users. It is S$1.09 per m3 for the first 40 m3 and S$1.40 above.
In 2024 a 4-room HDB flat used 15.4 m3 a month on average, a 3-room 12.2 m3 and a landed home 30.6 m3. Each person used 141 litres a day in 2025.
Yes. GST at 9% applies to the tariff and both taxes.
Yes. U-Save rebates go to your water, gas and refuse charges before electricity. Eligible HDB households get up to S$760 in FY2026, depending on flat type.
Yes. SingStat's water price series shows S$2.74 per m3 for the first 40 m3 in 2023 and S$2.94 in 2024, before GST. The current S$3.24 applies from 1 Apr 2025.
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