Number of hardcore poor households dropped to 118,217 as of May 15, says deputy minister


— ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of households registered under the hardcore poor category has reduced to 118,217 as of May 15, when compared to 124,744 in the same period in 2022.

Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Hanifah Hajar Taib said a similar pattern was also reflected in the number of households registered as poor according to the eKasih database.

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