compassionate aid

Unggah said whatever decision is made by the federal Cabinet regarding the matter should also be applicable in Sarawak.

A total of 119,626 heads of households are eligible to receive the Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI) compassionate aid as of 8 am today, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA).

Almost 100 per cent of household heads (KIR) relocated to PPS during the first wave of floods have received compassionate aid (BWI) payments so far.

A total of 44,573 or 85.7 per cent of the 52,024 heads of households affected by the recent floods have received the RM1,000 BWI as at 1 pm today.

A total of 39,255 or 79.5 per cent of the 49,394 heads of households affected by floods have received the government's compassionate aid of RM1,000 as at noon today.

Over RM39 million in compassionate aid (BWI) have been distributed to heads of households affected by the recent massive floods.

The prime minister said the BWI, or compassionate aid, payments for Negeri Sembilan had reached 82.7 per cent.

The allocations for compassionate aid (BWI) have been channelled to the flood-affected states and will be distributed to the deserving recipients through three methods of payment.

The application for compassionate aid (BWI) has never been closed and the government will continue granting it to the people affected by disasters, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.

The government has agreed to increase the compassionate aid from RM500 to RM1,000 for each household affected during the northeast monsoon, or other disasters declared by the JPBP.

He said the initial allocation would be channelled to the flood-hit state governments to expedite the distribution of the aid.

Flood victims in Kelantan are advised to dismiss parties claiming to be National Security Council (NSC) agents entrusted to manage payment of the RM500 compassionate aid.

Federal government is considering providing compassionate aid to the local community whose livelihood has been affected by the intrusion of armed Sulu militants.

The federal government will give compassionate aid soon to east coast farmers and fishermen who suffered losses due to the recent floods.

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