How to Use CDC Vouchers for Hawker Meals
The useful CDC trick: spend the balance that expires first, then top up small differences instead of losing change. Your January and June 2026 vouchers do not expire on the same date.
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Check the expiry before choosing the amount
- CDC Vouchers 2026 (January): valid until 31 December 2026.
- CDC Vouchers 2026 (June): valid until 31 December 2027.
PA confirms these dates on its claim-and-retrieve guide. Open your household’s official voucher link and choose the hawker-and-heartland-merchant category, not the separate supermarket balance.
If you have both tranches left, our pick is January first. Keep the usable voucher link and QR codes private within your household.
Check the stall, not just the hawker centre
Look for the teal CDC decal or use the official participating-merchant search. Yellow decals are for supermarkets. Confirm acceptance before ordering: one participating stall does not mean the whole centre takes vouchers.
You can spend at participating businesses islandwide, not only in your constituency. For meal ideas, start with our hawker centre guide, then check the actual stall.
Pay without wasting the small balance
On a S$6.90 order, S$7 in vouchers loses ten cents because merchants cannot return change. S$5 in vouchers plus S$1.90 cash uses the full value. Ask the stall about other top-up methods.
Select the amount after confirming the bill, let the stall scan it and wait for confirmation. If the scan seems uncertain, check the redemption record with the merchant before trying again. These vouchers are for in-person purchases, not delivery-app orders.
Good to know
· January 2026 expires a year before June 2026: use the earlier balance first.
· Top up a small difference rather than lose change.
