Big drop in social assistance programmes

Of great help: Social security institutions, such as Socso and the Employees Provident Fund, have demonstrated great agility and speed in providing relief during the current crisis.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has over one hundred social assistance programmes that have increased in number over the past decade, yet the amount spent by the government for such programmes have dropped by about RM20bil between 2012 and 2020.

This was revealed by Khazanah Research Institute (KRI), which said many deserving Malaysians have fallen through the cracks due to the gaps in the national social protection system.