Hawkers' Productivity Grant

Are you running a hawker stall or inspired to own a hawker stall?

Hawker plays a big part in Singapore culture. There are more than hundred of hawkers in Singapore serving authentic food from prawn mee, chicken rice, laksa, satay. However, running a hawker stall is not an easy task. With the support from NEA Singapore, you can upgrade your kitchen equipment to achieve higher productivity through the use of technology. There are more than 20 supported machines to help you save time, increase efficiency.

About The Grant

The Hawkers’ Productivity Grant (HPG) is a funding support to encourage individual stallholders to be more productive with the use of automation equipment. The HPG will co-fund the purchase of suitable automation equipment by stallholders, to help them achieve higher productivity in preparing and serving of sale items to customers through the use of technology.

Funding Support

Eligible stallholder can claim 80% of the equipment unit cost (excluding GST) on a reimbursement basis, capped at $5,000 over three years. Equipment that has been funded by other grant schemes will not be supported.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the funding support, the stallholder must satisfy the following conditions:

Is a registered stallholder with a valid hawker licence issued by NEA / SFA
Has a valid Tenancy Agreement with NEA or NEA-appointed operators, with balance tenancy term of at least one (1) year
Complies with any terms and conditions as imposed by NEA

Application process

Source: nea.gov.sg

No	Equipment	Function	Pictures	Mode
1	Automatic Stirrer	Automate turning to stir fry ingredients for paste, gravy, sauces etc		Gas/electricity
2	Blender (commercial grade)	Blend, crush grind		Electricity
3	Mixer	Mix ingredients such as batter, fish and meat paste		Electricity
4	Peeling machine	Peel roots, stem vegetable (such as potato) and fruits		Electricity
5	Continuous feed vegetable cutter	Chop, dice and shred vegetables		Electricity
6	Dough divider	Divide and round dough evenly		Electricity
7	Automatic Noodle Boiler	Timed cooking for pasta and noodle with auto lift-functionew		Gas/electricity
8	Automatic Cooker	Automate cooking with the use of turning ladle for soup, broth, gravy and porridge		Gas/electricity
9	Vacuum Sealing Machine	Allows for storage of pre-prepared food to reduce cooking time. Moreover, vacuum sealing can extend food shelf-life and save space in your fridge.		Electricity
10	Combi oven	Multi-functional – bake, roast, grill, steam, broil, braise, Blanca, and poach all types of food		Gas/electricity
11	Automatic Soya Bean Milk Machine	Automate process of grinding and cooking soybean milk		Gas/electricity
12	Food processor	Chop, mash, mix, knead and emulsify		Electricity
13	Sous-vide machine	Vacuum-sealed food are placed in a water bath at regulated temperature for slow cooking or warming of pre-prepared food such as stewed meat and gravy/sauces		Electricity
14	Sugar cane Press (multifunctional)	Crack and press sugar cane, and extract and filter sugar cane juice		Electricity
15	Meat cutter / Meat mincer	Cut, mince and grind ingredients for food preparation		Electricity
16	Soft boiled egg machine	Cook soft-boiled egg at precise and controlled temperature		Electricity
17	Automatic Deep Fryer	Timed frying with temperature control and auto lift function		Gas/electricity
18	Automatic steamer	Seam food with temperature control and automatic water refill		Gas/electricity
19	Convection Oven	Homegenous and reaped cooking by hot air circulation		Gas/electricity
20	Electrical fish scaler	Remove fish scales		Electricity/battery
21	Bone Saw	Cut frozen meat with bone into smaller pieces		Gas/electricity
22	Cooked rice dispenser	Dispense constant portion of warm cooked rice without using spatula		Gas/electricity