QuickCheck: Can senior citizens get RM500 a month via a welfare programme?


WITH the cost of living rising and rising, news of any and all aid is welcome - especially if it appears to come from the government and is aimed at helping vulnerable groups in our society.

Recently, a post claiming that a Welfare Department programme will be offering RM500 monthly to senior citizens went viral on social media. Is there any truth to this claim?

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RM13.90/month
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Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.

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RM12.33/month
RM8.63/month

Billed as RM103.60 for the 1st year then RM148 thereafters.

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