Needy Households in Limbang to Get $20 in Monthly Credits for Use at Vending Machines

Around 350 households in Limbang ward in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC can now benefit from Project Sama Sama, a programme that helps less-privileged households in the North West district cope with rising costs of living.

- Zhaki Abdullah

Eligible households will receive $20 in monthly credits for one year, which can be used to purchase essential household items at vending machines.

Three machines at Block 537 Choa Chu Kang Street 51 stock items such as bread, beverages, newspapers, hygiene products and medical necessities, which can be purchased round the clock.

This brings the number of households expected to be supported by the initiative – a collaboration between North West Community Development Council (CDC), SPH Media and technology firm Auresys – to 8,000.

The project was introduced in the Zhenghua ward in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC in July 2024.

It was then extended to Woodgrove in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, Canberra in Sembawang GRC, and Nee Soon South in Nee Soon GRC.