UPDATE (17 Jan, 10.25am): FairPrice announced in a media release today that they will be extending the S$8 return voucher promotion for another week till 24 Jan. The vouchers will still be valid for use till 29 Feb.
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The FairPrice Group has announced an initiative where it will distribute S$8 in FairPrice return vouchers for every S$80 worth of Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers spent in one transaction until 17 Jan.
The return vouchers are valid for use until 29 Feb 2024.
FairPrice Group said that the initiative was meant to supplement the CDC support package, among other measures.
CDC vouchers are issued by the Government as part of an effort to help Singaporeans cope with rising daily expenses. The scheme was first launched in 2021 to support heartland merchants and hawkers badly hit by the pandemic.
In this latest edition, households can claim S$500 worth of CDC vouchers today (3 Jan). The vouchers can be used at participating supermarkets and heartland businesses.
Daily expenses have become an area of concern for many Singaporean households, especially when GST increased from 8% to 9% this year.
In light of this, the government announced the return of the CDC vouchers scheme for 2024.
Valid till 31 Dec 2024, Singaporean households can claim a total of S$500 CDC vouchers and spend their vouchers at participating hawkers, merchants, and supermarkets.
Source: CDC Vouchers Website
The FairPrice Group’s (FPG) announcement today is even more welcoming news.
For every S$80 worth of CDC vouchers spent at any FairPrice store in a single transaction, it would distribute S$8 worth of FairPrice return vouchers.
These vouchers are valid at any FairPrice, FairPrice Finest, Finest Gourmet, FairPrice Xtra stores, and Warehouse Club.
Source: NTUC FairPrice on Facebook
Distribution will last till 17 Jan or while vouchers last. The return vouchers will then be valid for use one day after distribution until 29 Feb this year.
Furthermore, multiple vouchers may be redeemed in one transaction.
However, various terms and conditions apply, which may be found on its website.
For example, the return vouchers cannot be used for online purchases and for Scan & Go payments in FairPrice, FairPrice Finest, and FairPrice Xtra.
The group’s return voucher initiative is currently in its second year. FPG did a similar scheme last year, offering a S$6 return voucher for every S$55 of CDC vouchers redeemed.
FPG CEO Vipul Chawla stated that the return vouchers were meant to supplement the government’s packages, in order to “support the communities in which we serve in their time of need”.
Source: Downtown East
This is one of several other schemes FPG announced to combat the GST increase.
It also announced previously that it would absorb the 1 percentage point GST hike on 500 essential items until 30 June this year.
FPG once more reaffirmed the extension of several discount benefits for the Pioneer Generation, Merdeka Generation, and CHAS Blue cardholders until 31 Dec 2024.
Source: FairPrice Group
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