KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 28,287 heads of households affected by floods have received Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI), or the government’s compassionate aid, as of noon today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob tweeted.
“For those who have yet to register or receive the aid, they are advised to contact their respective District Officers as soon as possible,” he said.
The government had recently announced the list of the Malaysian Family Flood Aid, which includes channelling RM1,000 to each affected head of household, compared to only RM500 previously.
The distribution of BWI began on December 27 last year – 10 days after the unexpected massive floods that hit several states in the peninsula, including Selangor, Pahang and Negeri Sembilan.
In his New Year’s message, the prime minister also said that the BWI would benefit 45,000 household heads.
In fact, he said the number might increase once the government had identified all affected household heads, including those whose families had been evacuated to relief centres. – Bernama, January 4, 2022
