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Press release

Revision of Land Betterment Charge Rates from 1 September 2025

29 August 2025

1.             The Land Betterment Charge (LBC) rates for the period 1 September 2025 to 28 February 2026 have been revised following a review by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), in consultation with the Chief Valuer.

2.             The LBC rates for Use Groups A (Commercial), B1 (Residential, Landed), D (Industrial) and E (Place of Worship/ Civic and Community Institution) have increased on average. The LBC rates for Use Group B2 (Residential, Non-Landed) have increased on average, although 1 sector saw a decrease in the LBC rate. The LBC rates remain unchanged for Use Group C (Hotel/ Hospital) and three other Use Groups F, G and H (see Appendix 1 for the Table of LBC Rates).

LBC rates for Use Group A (Commercial)

3.             The LBC rates for Use Group A (Commercial) have increased by 0.1% on average. 4 out of the 118 sectors saw an increase in LBC rates of about 3%, with the remaining 114 sectors seeing no change.

LBC rates for Use Group B1 (Residential, Landed)

4.             The LBC rates for Use Group B1 (Residential, Landed) have increased by 0.4% on average. 13 out of the 118 sectors saw an increase in LBC rates ranging from about 3% to 5%, with the remaining 105 sectors seeing no change.

LBC rates for Use Group B2 (Residential, Non-landed)

5.             The LBC rates for Use Group B2 (Residential, Non-landed) have increased by 0.7% on average. 19 out of 118 sectors saw an increase in LBC rates ranging from about 2% to 15% and 1 sector saw a decrease in LBC rate of about 4%. The LBC rates for the remaining 98 sectors remain the same.

LBC rates for Use Group C (Hotel, Hospital and Nursing homes)

6.             The LBC rates for Use Group C (Hotel, Hospital and Nursing homes) remain unchanged.

LBC rates for Use Group D (Industrial)

7.             The LBC rates for Use Group D (Industrial) have increased by 1.6% on average. 45 out of the 118 sectors saw an increase in LBC rates ranging from about 3% to 10% while the remaining 73 sectors saw no change.

LBC rates for Use Group E (Place of Worship/ Civic and Community Institution)

8.             The LBC rates for Use Group E (Place of Worship/ Civic and Community Institution) have increased by 2.9% on average, with all sectors seeing an increase ranging from about 3% to 4%.

9.             There are no changes to the Use Groups Table and the Geographical Sector.

10.          The revised LBC rates (Appendix 1), to be read in conjunction with the Use Groups Table (Appendix 2) and the set of Geographical Sector maps* (Map A and Map B) take effect from 1 September 2025. The new rates will apply to cases which are granted Provisional Permission (PP) or 2nd and subsequent extensions to the PP on or after the effective date.

11.          For enquiries on geographical sectors and use groups, please contact SLA at SLA_Enquiry@sla.gov.sg.

*   Please use the Land Betterment Charge (LBC) Sector Maps and Rates to find out the LBC sector number and rates of a particular site.

Appendix 1

Table for Land Betterment Charge rates per square metre - September 2025

Geographical Sectors

Use Groups

A

B1

B2

C

D

E

F

G

H

1

$15,400

$5,320

$10,850

$13,720

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

2

$15,400

$5,320

$10,850

$13,720

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

3

$15,400

$5,320

$10,850

$18,270

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

4

$15,400

$5,320

$10,850

$16,240

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

5

$15,400

$5,320

$10,850

$18,270

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

6

$15,400

$5,320

$10,850

$18,270

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

7

$13,650

$5,320

$10,850

$14,420

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

8

$12,880

$5,320

$10,850

$13,020

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

9

$13,650

$5,320

$10,850

$13,020

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

10

$12,880

$5,320

$10,850

$13,020

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

11

$15,750

$5,320

$10,850

$14,840

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

12

$15,750

$5,320

$10,850

$18,270

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

13

$10,850

$5,320

$10,850

$12,670

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

14

$10,850

$5,320

$10,850

$12,670

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

15

$13,650

$5,320

$10,850

$12,670

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

16

$13,650

$5,320

$10,850

$14,000

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

17

$12,600

$5,320

$10,850

$12,670

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

18

$12,600

$5,320

$10,850

$12,670

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

19

$12,600

$5,320

$11,550

$15,540

$980

$994

$10

-

$1

20

$12,600

$5,320

$11,060

$15,540

$980

$994

$10

-

$1

21

$13,650

$5,320

$11,060

$14,000

$980

$994

$10

-

$1

22

$8,400

$5,320

$11,060

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

23

$12,250

$5,320

$12,110

$15,540

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

24

$10,500

$5,320

$9,310

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

25

$9,800

$4,830

$9,310

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

26

$10,150

$4,830

$9,310

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

27

$10,150

$4,830

$9,310

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

28

$9,800

$4,830

$8,540

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

29

$9,800

$4,830

$8,540

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

30

$9,800

$4,830

$8,540

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

31

$10,850

$4,830

$8,540

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

32

$10,850

$4,830

$8,540

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

33

$9,100

$4,830

$9,310

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

34

$8,400

$7,000

$10,080

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

35

$8,400

$7,000

$11,060

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

36

$7,560

$7,000

$11,970

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

37

$10,150

$7,000

$12,320

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

38

$9,100

$12,460

$12,320

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

39

$9,100

$17,360

$12,950

$16,240

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

40

$10,850

$12,460

$12,950

$16,240

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

41

$16,800

$7,980

$12,950

$19,110

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

42

$17,850

$12,460

$12,950

$19,110

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

43

$14,000

$12,460

$14,000

$18,270

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

44

$9,450

$17,360

$12,950

$15,540

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

45

$9,450

$12,460

$12,950

$15,540

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

46

$9,450

$10,010

$11,620

$12,320

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

47

$9,450

$10,640

$11,620

$12,320

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

48

$8,400

$10,010

$11,620

$12,320

$980

$994

$10

-

$1

49

$8,120

$4,830

$9,310

$9,590

$980

$994

$10

-

$1

50

$8,120

$4,830

$11,060

$9,590

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

51

$10,150

$5,040

$10,150

$11,200

$1,610

$994

$10

-

$1

52

$7,350

$4,970

$10,080

$8,960

$1,610

$994

$10

-

$1

53

$10,150

$5,040

$9,590

$11,690

$1,610

$994

$10

-

$1

54

$7,280

$4,970

$7,490

$6,860

$1,925

$994

$10

-

$1

55

$7,280

$4,970

$7,490

$6,860

$1,610

$994

$10

-

$1

56

$7,280

$4,970

$7,490

$6,860

$1,925

$994

$10

-

$1

57

$7,280

$5,180

$9,450

$6,860

$1,610

$994

$10

-

$1

58

$10,150

$6,930

$9,730

$11,200

$1,610

$994

$10

-

$1

59

$9,450

$6,930

$9,590

$12,320

$1,610

$994

$10

-

$1

60

$12,600

$6,930

$11,060

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

61

$10,850

$8,540

$11,060

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

62

$10,850

$12,460

$12,110

$12,950

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

63

$8,120

$10,640

$11,060

$10,850

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

64

$6,370

$10,640

$8,050

$8,960

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

65

$7,350

$12,460

$10,780

$9,590

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

66

$7,700

$17,850

$12,320

$12,950

$840

$994

$10

-

$1

67

$10,850

$20,650

$12,950

$16,170

$875

$994

$10

-

$1

68

$7,700

$16,520

$11,970

$10,850

$840

$994

$10

-

$1

69

$7,700

$16,520

$11,970

$10,850

$840

$994

$10

-

$1

70

$9,450

$17,850

$12,460

$12,950

$980

$994

$10

-

$1

71

$8,330

$8,470

$11,060

$12,950

$980

$994

$10

-

$1

72

$7,350

$5,950

$9,730

$8,190

$2,135

$994

$10

-

$1

73

$7,350

$5,040

$9,450

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

74

$7,350

$5,040

$9,590

$8,960

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

75

$7,350

$5,040

$9,450

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

76

$8,120

$5,180

$10,850

$8,190

$1,295

$994

$10

-

$1

77

$7,350

$5,180

$7,490

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

78

$7,350

$5,180

$9,590

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

79

$7,350

$5,040

$9,450

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

80

$10,850

$5,180

$9,590

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

81

$7,350

$5,040

$9,450

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

82

$7,350

$5,180

$9,590

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

83

$7,350

$5,180

$9,590

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

84

$7,350

$5,040

$9,450

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

85

$7,350

$5,180

$9,590

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

86

$7,350

$5,180

$9,450

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

87

$7,350

$5,040

$9,450

$8,190

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

88

$12,600

$7,000

$10,850

$12,950

$2,310

$994

$10

-

$1

89

$7,350

$4,830

$9,100

$8,190

$896

$994

$10

-

$1

90

$7,350

$4,830

$9,100

$8,190

$896

$994

$10

-

$1

91

$7,350

$10,640

$11,060

$6,580

$896

$994

$10

-

$1

92

$7,350

$8,120

$9,940

$9,590

$896

$791

$10

-

$1

93

$9,800

$8,120

$8,260

$11,200

$896

$791

$10

-

$1

94

$10,850

$8,120

$11,060

$11,200

$896

$791

$10

-

$1

95

$7,350

$8,120

$9,450

$6,580

$896

$791

$10

-

$1

96

$7,350

$7,980

$10,500

$6,580

$896

$791

$10

$34

$1

97

$7,350

$7,980

$7,700

$6,580

$840

$791

$10

$34

$1

98

$10,850

$6,720

$7,350

$6,580

$1,729

$791

$10

$34

$1

99

$7,280

$5,880

$6,860

$6,580

$1,120

$791

$10

$34

$1

100

$10,850

$5,880

$7,210

$5,460

$791

$791

$10

$34

$1

101

$10,850

$7,000

$9,170

$6,580

$2,555

$791

$10

$34

$1

102

$7,700

$5,180

$7,000

$9,590

$2,555

$791

$10

$34

$1

103

$10,850

$7,980

$10,150

$6,580

$2,555

$791

$10

$34

$1

104

$10,850

$7,980

$10,500

$5,600

$2,135

$791

$10

$34

$1

105

$10,850

$6,720

$7,210

$5,600

$1,960

$791

$10

$34

$1

106

$9,450

$4,970

$6,860

$5,460

$805

$791

$10

$34

$1

107

$8,120

$7,210

$8,120

$5,600

$1,729

$791

$10

$34

$1

108

$9,450

$15,610

$10,780

$8,190

$1,645

$791

$10

$34

$1

109

$8,120

$12,810

$10,780

$8,190

$980

$791

$10

$34

$1

110

$11,550

$10,290

$10,150

$8,190

$980

$791

$10

$34

$1

111

$10,850

$7,000

$9,100

$8,540

$2,695

$791

$10

$34

$1

112

$10,850

$7,000

$8,540

$8,190

$1,218

$791

$10

$34

$1

113

$10,850

$7,000

$8,470

$5,600

$966

$791

$10

$34

$1

114

$10,850

$4,970

$6,860

$5,460

$777

$791

$10

$34

$1

115

$10,850

$4,970

$6,860

$5,460

$952

$791

$10

$34

$1

116

$1,001

$980

$1,015

$945

$490

$413

$10

$34

$1

117

$9,450

$13,160

$12,110

$16,590

$399

$413

$10

$34

$1

118

$1,001

$980

$1,015

$945

$399

$413

$10

$34

$1

Note:

Groups A-E: per m2 of gross floor area

Groups F-H: per m2 of land area

Appendix 2

Purposes of development within use groups

Use Group

Purposes for which development is permitted or to be authorised

A

Shop, office, association office, cinema, place of entertainment, clinic, medical suite, restaurant, petrol station, auto-service centre, commercial garage, market, sports and recreation building

B1

Residential (landed dwelling-house[1])

B2

Residential (non-landed residential building)

C

Hospital, hotel room and hotel-related uses

D

Industrial, warehousing, science park, business park, transport depot, airport, dock, port uses, utility installation, telecommunication infrastructure, Mass Rapid Transit Station, Light Rail Transit Station

E

Place of worship, community building, community sports and fitness building, educational and institutional uses, government building

F

Open space, nature reserve

G

Agriculture

H

Drain, road, railway, cemetery, Mass Rapid Transit Route, Light Rail Transit Route

[1]  Can be land-titled or strata-titled dwelling house

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