Welfare Dept: Most beggars and children resume begging on streets after being released

A child beggar collecting alms at the traffic light junction at Persiaran Sultan Ibrahim in Klang. —filepic

A MAJORITY of the foreigners caught by the authorities for begging, will return to their old habit after laying off temporarily.

The Selangor Welfare Department said it was having a tough time dealing with beggars, particularly those given refugee status by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).