Home minister cites 3.5 million foreigners as reason to stop automatic citizenship for permanent residents’ kids, insists won’t make them stateless
She said that based on the feedback obtained from stakeholders and recipients, Sara has provided them with numerous benefits, as it is a targeted assistance programme that ensures the poor and hardcore poor receive the allocated goods. She said this in reply to a supplementary question from Sim Tze Tzin regarding the government’s move to ensure that all eligible recipients continue to benefit from the Sara aid programme.Lim advised those living below the national poverty line income to register in the e-Kasih system to ensure they receive government aid and are not left behind.
On the distribution method of the Sara aid in the peninsula, Lim said eligible households and senior citizens without spouses will receive RM100 every month, while single individuals will get RM50.“It is automatically deposited through an account opened using the recipient’s MyKad for purchases at supermarkets or selected retail stores nationwide.