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Hit by rising costs, low-income S’pore families with young kids get by with milk donations, processed food

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Ms Vanessa Chua (left) and Ms Teresa Christiana Katty and their daughters benefits from donations of formula milk and diapers.

Ms Vanessa Chua (left) and Ms Teresa Christiana Katty and their daughters benefits from donations of formula milk and diapers.

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SINGAPORE – Ms Teresa Christiana Katty, 34, cooks chicken curry once or twice a month for her four children.

Rising grocery costs mean that chicken – which used to be an almost daily staple in 2022 – has become a treat for the family.

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