Reduction in Hawker Stall Rent for Hawkers who Fall Ill

Debated in Parliament on 10 Nov 2016.

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Dennis Tan proposed that NEA consider rent reductions for hawkers certified medically unfit to work due to illness, with an annual limit.
Dr Amy Khor responded that while rent must be paid, the Ministry assesses such requests case-by-case and may allow a stallholder to appoint someone else to operate during illness.
She noted that exceptions, such as rent waivers, are granted only for exceptional compassionate circumstances, citing an example of a stallholder with serious injuries.
Ultimately, she advised stallholders to evaluate their health and consider transferring stalls or other employment if frequently medically unfit.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources whether the Ministry can consider giving a reduction in rent, up to an annual limit, for NEA hawker stallholders who are unable to work due to sickness and are certified medically unfit to work by a doctor from a polyclinic or Government hospital.

The Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources (Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan) (for the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources)

All stallholders in NEA-managed hawker centres are required to pay rent throughout their tenancy. Nonetheless, my Ministry will consider requests from hawkers who are genuinely unable to carry on their business temporarily and explore options to assist them on a case-by-case basis. For example, a stallholder who is ill may appoint a person to operate the stall on his or her behalf for the period he or she is ill.

That said, when no other options are available, we do, from time to time, grant concessions where the circumstances are exceptional and worthy of compassion. For example, we have waived rent payments in a case where the stallholder was temporarily unable to operate his stall after he sustained serious injuries and had to undergo extensive medical treatment for a few months.

Ultimately, stallholders need to assess their own health and determine whether they are able or suited to work in the hawker trade. Those who are often medically unfit to work in the hawker trade may wish to transfer their stalls to their relatives and consider other employment options.

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Dennis Tan proposed that NEA consider rent reductions for hawkers certified medically unfit to work due to illness, with an annual limit.
Dr Amy Khor responded that while rent must be paid, the Ministry assesses such requests case-by-case and may allow a stallholder to appoint someone else to operate during illness.
She noted that exceptions, such as rent waivers, are granted only for exceptional compassionate circumstances, citing an example of a stallholder with serious injuries.
Ultimately, she advised stallholders to evaluate their health and consider transferring stalls or other employment if frequently medically unfit.

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Reduction in Hawker Stall Rent for Hawkers who Fall Ill

Debated in Parliament on 10 Nov 2016.

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Dennis Tan proposed that NEA consider rent reductions for hawkers certified medically unfit to work due to illness, with an annual limit.
Dr Amy Khor responded that while rent must be paid, the Ministry assesses such requests case-by-case and may allow a stallholder to appoint someone else to operate during illness.
She noted that exceptions, such as rent waivers, are granted only for exceptional compassionate circumstances, citing an example of a stallholder with serious injuries.
Ultimately, she advised stallholders to evaluate their health and consider transferring stalls or other employment if frequently medically unfit.

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

The Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources (Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan) (for the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources)

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Dennis Tan proposed that NEA consider rent reductions for hawkers certified medically unfit to work due to illness, with an annual limit.
Dr Amy Khor responded that while rent must be paid, the Ministry assesses such requests case-by-case and may allow a stallholder to appoint someone else to operate during illness.
She noted that exceptions, such as rent waivers, are granted only for exceptional compassionate circumstances, citing an example of a stallholder with serious injuries.
Ultimately, she advised stallholders to evaluate their health and consider transferring stalls or other employment if frequently medically unfit.

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Reduction in Hawker Stall Rent for Hawkers who Fall Ill

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

The Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources (Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan) (for the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources)

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Reduction in Hawker Stall Rent for Hawkers who Fall Ill

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Dennis Tan Lip Fong

The Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources (Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan) (for the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources)

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