Forum: Water tariff should be based on number of people in a household
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The water tariff will increase sharply in the next 18 months (S’pore water price to rise by
50 cents per cubic m by 2025, Sept 27).
Households that use more
than 40 cubic m per month will have to pay $4.39 per cubic m as opposed to $3.24 per cubic m for households that consume less than 40 cubic m per month, come April 1, 2025.
Water tariff should be based on the number of people in each household.
A household of six adults consuming 60 cubic m per month uses less water than a household of two consuming
30 cubic m per month.
Under the new tariff, the more efficient large household is being punished with a higher rate.
The Government has data on how many people are living in each address based on the NRIC or work passes of every person residing in Singapore. It should leverage the large amount of data it collects to drive the right outcomes.
Christopher Leong Chi How
