35% of non-pensionable veterans not receiving BSH due to failing to update info, says Armed Forces Veteran Affairs Dept

Zambery Jefry Darus presentating 2024 Aidilfitri contribution to Sharifa Ismail among 200 Penang Armed Forces Non-Pensionable Veterans Association (PVTTB) members and widows, at the Sekolah Menegah Kebangsaan (SMK) Datuk Haji Abdul Kadir, here on Monday (April 8).

KEPALA BATAS: As many as 35 per cent of the 41,000 non-pensionable veterans of the Malaysian Armed Forces have dropped out of receiving the Cost of Living Aid (BSH), as they have failed to update their data, said the armed forces Veteran Affairs Department director-general Major General Zambery Jefry Darus.

Therefore, he advised those involved to immediately update information, including current income and active bank account details in the Veteran Integrated Benefit System (VIBES) 2.0, to enable payments to be channelled to them.