Special payment for pensioners
Published on: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
By: Bernama
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 75,352 government pensioners will receive a one-off RM500 special payment starting today (March 20). The Public Service Department (PSD) in a statement, said that the assistance was in line with the 2019 Budget which was tabled on Nov 2, last year and it was for pensioners who were receiving pensions of less than RM1,000 a month.
“The government’s concern in implementing a one-off assistance of RM500 is expected to provide comfort and fulfil the needs of pensioners involved,” it said.
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PSD said the list of eligible recipients was identified in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (JHEV) to ensure that one-off assistance was paid to eligible pensioners.
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