KUKUP: The Government will review the definition of urban poor to ensure the income-based benchmark is reflective of the prevailing standard of living.
Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting said the benchmark used currently was based on data provided by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) since 2002, which classified a household earning less than RM529 as being below the poverty line and one whose income was less than RM260 as hardcore poor.
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