Almost 500,000 housewives now protected under Socso

KUALA LUMPUR: Almost half a million housewives have registered for the Housewives Social Security Scheme (SKSSR) under the Social Security Organisation (Socso), says Human Resources Minister Steven Sim.

He said 474,982 women are making contributions through SKSSR as of Sept 30 this year, adding that this means the ministry has achieved 95% of its initial target of 500,000 registrations for 2024.