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S'pore uncle tells PM Wong he can order extra fish with his BKT meal thanks to CDC vouchers
Fish.
Ashley Tan
June 25, 2026, 05:20 PM
Photo from lawrencewongst/TikTok
One bak kut teh stall patron was recently quite pleased to inform Prime Minister Lawrence Wong that thanks to the CDC vouchers, he was able to order extra fish with his meal.
PM Wong, accompanied by Jurong Central SMC MP Xie Yao Quan, had sat down with the elderly man at Yuhua Place Market and Hawker Centre.
The man was in the midst of finishing a meal from Hua Xing Bak Kut Teh, and told PM Wong that he had travelled from Punggol to the west to try this stall, which was famous.
"We used the CDC vouchers to order fish! If not, we would only order bak kut teh."
PM Wong responded that "now you not only have fish to eat, [the stallholders] also have business."
"It's a win-win situation, isn't it?"
CDC vouchers
The most recent tranche of S$500 CDC vouchers was disbursed on Jun. 11.
This tranche was originally planned for January 2027, but was brought forward by the government in light of rising fuel prices and heightened cost-of-living anxieties arising from the conflict in the Middle East.
As with previous tranches, the vouchers are split into two halves — S$250 for spending at participating hawkers and heartland merchants, and S$250 for spending at participating supermarkets.
As of Jun. 3, 2026, more than S$4.64 billion has been spent across the eight CDC voucher tranches and the SG60 voucher tranches, covering both seniors and adults, Low shared.
Those who have yet to claim their vouchers can do so by visiting https://go.gov.sg/cdcv.