Most hardcore poor are from Sabah and Sarawak


Shopping for less: Ahmad (left) helping an elderly woman unload her shopping cart filled with essential items that are listed on Sara during his visit to GS Mart Pulai Sebatang, Pontian.

PONTIAN: Sabah and Sarawak have the highest number of recipients for the government’s new food aid programme for the hardcore poor, says Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.

In Peninsular Malaysia, the most number of families eligible for the programme, called Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara), are in Kedah and Kelantan, said the Deputy Finance Minister.

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