6,000 students to benefit from meals bursary programme

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Some 6,000 students will receive between S$1 and S$1.50 daily for school meals over the next three years.

Koh Kock Leong Enterprise has committed another S$1.6 million to the South West Community Development Council's Meals Bursary programme.

The beneficiaries are students from schools in the South West District. The additional amount brings the total funding for the programme to S$2.7 million since its launch in 2008.

Each coupon is valued at S$1.50 and goes some way in supplementing their school meal allowance.

Dr Amy Khor, mayor of the South West District, said: "What we have actually done is to increase the income ceiling so that more families can qualify. So now the household income ceiling is S$3,000 a month, and they will be able to qualify for our meals bursary. In fact, we are very flexible."

This means schools can nominate students for the programme even if their family's household income exceeds the ceiling.