Over 30,000 families under the poverty line in KL


PETALING JAYA: Over 30,000 families out of the 1.8 million population in the capital are estimated to have an income of below RM2,200, which is below the poverty line, and they need appropriate assistance, says Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa (pic).

Annuar said the number came from 178 localities around Kuala Lumpur, especially involving People’s Housing Project (PPR) residents.

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