Malaysian households need more welfare provision

Malaysian households need more welfare provision

by DASHVEENJIT KAUR/ pic by MUHD AMIN NAHARUL

THE Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) aid is not sufficient for the millions of households who actually need the yearly amount on a monthly basis, according to Research for Social Advancement (REFSA).

In a recent report analysing household income and living wages across Malaysia, REFSA revealed that 2.2 million or 31% of households are more than RM1,000 short of reaching a living wage on a monthly basis.Lead researcher Darshan Joshi stated that despite obvious — and vast — differences in the cost of living across the country, Malaysia’s flagship welfare policy, BSH, is […]

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