Comparison of Monthly Operating Costs for Stallholders in NEA-Managed and Socially-conscious Enterprise Hawker Centres

Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment what is the average monthly cost incurred by a cooked food stallholder in (i) an NEA-managed hawker centre and (ii) a Socially-conscious Enterprise Hawker Centre, including stall rental and mandatory ancillary charges such as Service and Conservancy Charges, table-cleaning, centralised dishwashing, electronic point-of-sale and other service fees.

In 2025, the median monthly cooked food stall rent at Socially-conscious Enterprise Hawker Centres (SEHCs) was $1,700, compared with $1,450 for non-subsidised stalls at comparable non-SEHCs.

The median monthly Service and Conservancy Charges (S&CC) for cooked food stalls was about $400 at SEHCs, compared with $200 at comparable non-SEHCs. The median monthly table-cleaning fees were about $650 at SEHCs, compared with about $520 at comparable non-SEHCs.

These figures should be considered in the context of the different operating models, stall sizes, services and amenities provided at different hawker centres. For example, SEHCs generally have larger stall sizes and may provide additional amenities and services for stallholders. These factors can affect both rental and operating charges, and mean that individual cost components are not directly comparable across hawker centres.