More than 210,000 recipients of the Rahmah Cash Aid (STR), who are in the hardcore poor category based on e-Kasih data, will receive the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARa) of RM600 starting tomorrow to obtain their basic food needs.
The Finance Ministry, in a statement today, said that the implementation of SARa for STR recipients in the Peninsula will be done in stages starting tomorrow, and on Aug 7 for recipients in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan.
“STR recipients from the Peninsula will receive SARa in the form of assistance with basic necessities which will be given in cashless form amounting to RM100 per month for a period of six months until this December and (which will be) automatically deposited through an account opened using the recipient’s MyKad for purchases at supermarkets or selected retail stores nationwide. STR recipients from Kedah, Penang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan and Terengganu will receive SARa starting tomorrow, while recipients from Perlis, Perak, Pahang, Melaka, and Johor will start receiving the aid on July 31,” he said
According to the statement, STR recipients from Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan will receive SARa in the form of a one-off payment of RM600 through credit into a bank account or in cash at Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branches nationwide Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also Finance Minister, in the statement, said the Unity Government has allocated almost RM130 million under the Payung Rahmah initiative to help the underprivileged, especially the hardcore poor, in facing a cost of living challenges.
Anwar’s government is determined to eradicate hardcore poor in the country and has repeated at numerous occasions that targeted subsidy and handouts will be the concept under this governance.
