Productive Hawker Centres (PHC) Programme
The Productive Hawker Centres (PHC) programme aims to increase productivity at hawker centres by subsidising the adoption of centralised dishwashing (CDW) services with common crockery. The CDW initiative eliminates the need for manual washing by individual stallholders, allowing them to focus on their core food preparation business. In 2023, the programme was broadened to include the Cleaning Process Automation (CPA) scheme, which co-funds the deployment of cleaning automation solutions at hawker centres that have already implemented CDW. The PHC programme is a centre-level initiative — individual stallholders do not apply directly.
Eligibility Criteria
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CDW Subsidy: Available to stallholders at hawker centres that adopt centralised dishwashing with common crockery
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CPA Scheme: Must be a table-cleaning or CDW contractor at a qualifying hawker centre
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The hawker centre must have already implemented CDW under the PHC programme (for CPA)
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Applicable to both NEA-managed and socially-conscious enterprise hawker centres (SEHCs)
How to Apply
1. This is a centre-level programme — individual stallholders do not apply directly 2. Hawkers' Association representatives liaise with NEA Place Manager 3. NEA coordinates CDW implementation at the hawker centre level 4. For CPA: eligible contractors apply through NEA
Claims and Disbursement
Subsidy is applied to the dishwashing service fees charged to stallholders. Step-down schedule applied automatically over 4 years. CPA claims handled between contractors and NEA.
Frequently Asked Questions
No — PHC is a centre-level programme. Your Hawkers' Association representative coordinates with NEA.
4 years of step-down subsidy, starting at 70% NEA support (Year 1) and decreasing to 30% (Year 4). After Year 4, stallholders bear the full cost.
Reduces manpower needed for dishwashing, allows stallholders to focus on food preparation, and minimises crockery inventory issues.
The Cleaning Process Automation scheme co-funds up to 80% of deployment costs for cleaning automation solutions at hawker centres that already have CDW.
HPG is for individual stall-level equipment purchases; PHC is for centre-level dishwashing and cleaning automation. They are complementary, not overlapping.