Floods: Victims need not dip into EPF savings, govt providing sufficient cash assistance, says Tengku Zafrul

PETALING JAYA: EPF contributors who are affected by the floods need not dip into their retirement savings as the government has provided sufficient cash assistance, says Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz (pic).

The Finance Minister said, in a statement Friday (31 Dec), that apart from the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR), Covid-19 Special Assistance (BKC) and Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR), the government is allocating cash assistance of up to RM10,000 for each household affected by the floods and up to RM61,000 for those who suffered total destruction.