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Based on the latest Household Expenditure Survey conducted in 2012/13, the Average Household Expenditure on Basic Needs (AHEBN) for a four-person household was about S$1,250.

The AHEBN is an estimate of how much households spend per month on essential needs such as food, clothing and shelter.

This was revealed in Parliament by Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan on Monday (May 11), in response to a request by Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Gerald Giam for an update.

The data used to compile the AHEBN is primarily from the Household Expenditure Survey (HES), which is conducted once every five years.

The HES does not collect information on whether households include people with disabilities, he added. Also, the AHEBN is also not available for other household types besides household size.

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