More than 20,000 lower-income families and individuals can expect some welcome relief amidst this high inflation period.
At a National Day dinner celebration organised by Taman Jurong Constituency for its residents on 3 August 2012, NTUC FairPrice Foundation, the philanthropic arm of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Limited, donated FairPrice food vouchers amounting to $1 million to provide assistance for their daily essential needs.
The latest initiative brings the ten-year tally for the FairPrice Food Vouchers scheme to $10 million. Over 200,000 needy individuals and families have benefitted from this scheme since it was incepted in 2002.
“FairPrice Foundation continues to help lower-income families defray the cost of daily essential needs and has donated another million through the Food Vouchers scheme this year.
“Low-income families are especially vulnerable to inflation and we hope that our efforts will bring some relief to them,” said Ng Ser Miang, NTUC FairPrice Foundation & NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Limited Chairman.
The donation was received by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, and Jurong GRC Grassroots Organisation Advisor.
The vouchers, which will be distributed through 87 Citizens Consultative Committees and selected welfare organisations, aim to help individuals and families cope with the rising cost of living.
