KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian government Monday announced the COVID-19 Special Assistance (BKC) involving an allocation of RM4.6 billion, yet another form of cash aid which is expected to benefit more than 11 million households, senior citizens and single people.
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, when unveiling the RM150 billion National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (PEMULIH), said this was part of the Direct Cash Aid worth RM10 billion, apart from the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat which was announced earlier, to ensure the people get assistance in the coming months until the end of the year.
Under BKC, Muhyiddin said, hardcore poor households will receive RM500 in August and November and RM300 in December, while single people among the hardcore poor will get RM200 in August and RM300 in November.
Households in the B40 category will receive aid of RM500 in August and RM300 in December while individuals who are single in this category will get RM200 in August, he said.
He said the M40 category will not be left out, with households getting aid of RM250 and single people receiving RM100, both to be paid in August.
–NNN-BERNAMA