Ensuring Sufficient Budget Meal Offerings for Those with Genuine Need

Ms Poh Li San asked the Minister for National Development with the implementation of optional budget meals in coffee shops, how will HDB ensure that there are sufficient budget meal offerings for those who cannot afford regular-priced meals.

Mr Chee Hong Tat: The Member may wish to refer to the combined reply given by the Ministry of National Development on 3 February 2026 to similar questions posed by Assoc Prof Terence Ho and Ms He Ting Ru on budget meals in Housing Development Board's coffee shops. [Please refer to "Reduction in Budget Meal Options for Lower-income Residents with Scrapping of Budget Meal Initiative at HDB Coffee Shops", Official Report, 3 February 2026, Vol 96, Issue 15, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section.]