Unicef: Low-income households in real danger from Covid-19 economic impact, help needed

PETALING JAYA: Many low-income households in Malaysia remain worse off than prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, and are in real danger of “backsliding”, according to a study from the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef).

Unicef said its second Families on the Edge report conducted with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and in partnership with DM Analytics, found that many low-income households remain worse than prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.