Single individuals to get RM100 in aid next month
PUTRAJAYA: The government is reinstating aid to single individuals under the Bantuan Sara Hidup, or BSH.
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng yesterday said for a start, the government would give RM100 to individuals who were single and registered in the 2018 BSH database.
“The payout will be made at the end of next month and will be credited into recipients’ bank accounts.
“It is expected to benefit some three million recipients with an allocation of RM300 million from the government.”
BSH, under the Pakatan Harapan government, is similar to the 1Malaysia People’s Aid (BR1M) that was introduced by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
It aims to provide financial aid to the low-income group.
Under BR1M, single individuals above 21 and with a monthly income of RM2,000 and below received cash handouts of RM450 before the category for singles was abolished in the 2019 Budget.
Lim said the amount for this year’s BSH payout for singles would be reviewed and presented in the cabinet soon, before subsequent payouts.
He said Home Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had proposed that single youths with low salaries should be financially assisted by the government.
The first phase of BSH payments amounting to RM300 per household and involving a RM1.2 billion allocation by the government was disbursed on Jan 28.