World’s second richest country offers 3,000 lower-income residents with $394 meal credits
Singapore has launched a program offering SGD500 (US$394) in meal credits for 3,000 lower-income residents in three northeast towns, seeking to reduce financial pressure on people with tight work schedule.
The Minister for Social and Family Development, Masagos Zulkifli, announced a program on Friday that will provide 3,000 lower-income residents with $394 meal credits. The program, a collaboration between OCBC, the North East Community Development Council (CDC), and the Ministry of Social and Family Development, aims to distribute 165,000 warm meals to financially struggling households over a year starting in September.
The meals will be available at around 30 food lockers in Tampines, Punggol, and Pasir Ris-Changi, and residents can redeem them from noon to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The program's introduction was met with positive feedback from single mother Elsie Lim, who shared that receiving a meal credit would allow her to spend more time with her children and save money on groceries.
The meals offered include a variety of halal-certified options such as spaghetti with roasted chicken, stir-fried chicken udon, and teriyaki fish rice. OCBC's head of group brand and communications, Koh Ching Ching, emphasized that no family should have to worry about where their next meal will come from.
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