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EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 13 MIN

Viewpoint: The surprising bottleneck holding back Singapore's food charities

from The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo · host MONEY FM 89.3

Singapore is one of the wealthiest cities in the world. But a landmark new report from The Food Bank Singapore and the Institute of Policy Studies reveals a food support sector that is resourceful, quietly stretched and more fragmented than most people realise. On Viewpoint, Dr Seah Lay Hoon, Senior Research Fellow, NUS, and lead researcher behind Hunger Report III, joins Lyn Lee to unpack what the sector actually looks like from the inside. Why is storage, not funding — the single biggest operational bottleneck? Who is really using food support, and are resources reaching those who need them most? And what would it take to build a more coordinated, resilient system?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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