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KUALA LUMPUR – The government will ensure that the distribution of all aid and assistance meant for flood victims is implemented in a comprehensive and effective manner under the Keluarga Malaysia Flood Aid initiative with a total allocation of RM1.4 billion.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said, under the initiative, the government has made several improvements in relation to Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI), which includes RM1,000 for every head of household affected by floods – even if they were not evacuated to relief centres.
“Also provided is RM10,000 to the next of kin of flood victims who perished in floods. Now, the victims can also apply for BWI every time a disaster strikes and not just once during the northeast monsoon as before.
“Realising that the flood victims are in dire need of cash, the state governments have begun making BWI payments from December 27 and the distribution of the aid is expected to complete by end of this week,” he said in a statement today.
However, he said the distribution of BWI in Selangor and Pahang might take a while as it involved a large number of victims.
“For this, I have instructed the relevant quarters to cut the red tape and make BWI payments easier for the victims, without having to fill in numerous forms as required before,” he said. – Bernama, December 29, 2021
