List of recipients eligible for PSP to be out in February

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs expects to release the final list of recipients eligible for the petroleum subsidy programme (PSP) in February, said its Deputy Minister Chong Chieng Jen.

He said the ministry would make an announcement on the ma er through an official statement a er the data filtering process has been completed.

“Based on data received for the Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) welfare programme, crosschecked against the vehicle ownership data from the Road Transport Department (RTD), some 2.9 million individuals are eligible for aid under the programme.

“Meanwhile, 346,491 eligible PSP recipients have updated their bank account details while 480,317 individuals who do not qualify, have submi ed their appeals through the PSP portal,” he said during question-andanswer session in the Dewan Negara yesterday.

He was replying to Senator Datin Rahimah Mahamad who wanted to know the number of individuals registered as PSP recipients and the number of appeals received, in finalising the exact number of eligible PSP recipients.

The Dewan Negara was also told that the daily RM8 assistance given to orphanages is a subsidy or top up provided by the government to Welfare Voluntary Organisations (PSK).

Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Hannah Yeoh said the assistance to the voluntary organisations, which are non-governmental organisations ( NGOs) was to give encouragement on efforts to extend help to the needy.

“This daily assistance comes under the RM22 million grant for distribution to various welfare organisations under the Social Welfare Department (JKM) which are managing JKM orphanages to cover the residents’ food and other expenses. — Bernama