Final 2024 STR payout starts Nov 7, says Finance Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will begin disbursing the final payment of the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) for this year to 8.7 registered recipients in stages on Thursday.

The Finance Ministry in a statement on Wednesday (Nov 6) said the government will also distribute an additional one-off cash assistance under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) to eight million STR recipients who are not from the poor and hardcore poor groups through the STR payment method starting Dec 9.