Malaysia's social protection at minimal level, experts say

"What I am proposing is to have one single window; that you can just go and register either at SOCSO or the Inland Revenue Board, then you are also registered for other social protection (programmes)," she said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Socio-economic impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic have revealed that social protection in Malaysia is minimal compared with high income and upper middle-income countries.

This issue was highlighted by University Malaya Social Wellbeing Research Centre (SWRC) director Datuk Emeritus Prof Dr Norma Mansor said the social protection inequality in Malaysia was due to several reasons, including low tax revenue and income disparity.