As highlighted in 2012 Budgets, households who earn less than RM3,000 per months are eligible to claim for one-off cash assistance under “Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M)”.
For those who are eligible, the registration will be opened until 10th February 2012 (extended date) at various locations including schools. Registration form we be distributed via newspapers and also can be downloaded from Ministry of Finance website.
An action will be taken against people who claim the one-off RM500 aid, but not qualify & submitting false information.
Below are the eligibility criteria,
- Malaysian Citizen
- Gross household income of less than RM3,000 per month.
- Senior citizen who are more than 60 years old, stay alone & earn less than RM3,000 per month
- Those receiving aid from the Welfare Department under the e-Kasih were also eligible
Definition of the household
- Head of family with dependant
- Father, mother or single with dependant
- Married children is considered separate household
The payment will start from 15th January 2011 & will end on 15th March 2011. Payment will be made by vouchers & can be cash out at Bank Simpanan Nasional, CIMB & Maybank. The vouchers will be expired on 15th April 2011.
For more information kindly browse the following webpage,