Thursday, 02 Jul 2020 11:09 AM MYT
KOTA KINABALU, July 2 — Recipients of the Bantuan Sara Hidup aid can get funeral expenses assistance of up to RM1,000, said Deputy Finance Minister I Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri.Abdul Rahim also said BSH recipients are also automatically eligible for the national health insurance scheme, MySalam, which would reduce their medical bills for 45 critical diseases.
“They will also get hospitalisation benefits of RM50 a day for 14 days which will reduce their financial burden in a time of illness,” he said in a statement here today. He said there are many residents of these areas who have not received the BSH aid, especially those who do not have bank accounts.