KUALA LUMPUR: Social protection for Malaysians throughout 2025 has been strengthened by the government’s increase in cash aid to the highest level in the nation’s history, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic).
Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said the government has expanded support for families and ensured that rapid response and immediate assistance are mobilised whenever disasters occur.
“All of this reflects the government’s commitment to ensuring that every household is supported, leaving no one behind or marginalised,” he said in a Facebook post.
According to an infographic accompanying the post, the aid provided by the government this year includes an allocation of RM13bil for the Rahmah Cash Aid (STR) and Rahmah Basic Necessities Aid (Sara) programmes.
It also showed the maximum received under the STR was RM4,000, the highest increase since its introduction.
Among others, assistance for non-married people (RM600), old folk (RM800), Sara (RM100 every month) and children (RM200 to RM1,000 every month) were also given.
There were nine million STR and 5.4 million Sara recipients, respectively.
In addition, the government provided a one-off Sara payment of RM100 to every citizen aged 18 and above using their MyKad, which could be claimed from Aug 31 to Dec 31.
For flood relief, the government has disbursed RM1,000 under the Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI) scheme to each affected family, with RM10mil allocated to Sabah and RM50mil for Kelantan and Terengganu.
Aside from this, special logistical assets’ support for Sabah and Sarawak floods were deployed.
Under disaster assistance, a special allocation of RM40mil for Putra Heights tragedy were given as part of the government’s rapid response.
