KUALA LUMPUR – Phase two of Rahmah Cash Aid (STR) payments will be credited in stages into the accounts of registered recipients from April 5, according to the Finance Ministry.
In a statement today, the ministry said that the payments involving a total sum of RM1.26 billion will be channelled to 8.7 million B40 recipients.
It said that STR recipients in rural areas including Sabah and Sarawak – with or without bank accounts – will also receive the aid on the same date.
“Recipients can check their status on the same date and those who do not have a bank account can cash out the payment at Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branches beginning April 5.
“With this payment, a total of RM2.93 billion in STR allocation will be paid to the B40 group in 2023,” said the ministry statement.
Meanwhile, the ministry said the phases 3 and 4 of STR payments will be implemented according to the schedule set in July and November, taking into account any new applications or updates on STR recipients received.
As of March 31, a total of 714,918 new applications and 2,618,104 updated applications had been received and would go through the verification process before being approved, according to STR eligibility.
Further information regarding the aid is available at the FAQ section on STR’s official portal via the link https://bantuantunnai.hasil.gov.my.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had previously said that he wanted the disbursement of Phase 2 of the STR aid to be done by mid-Ramadan or early April, before Aidilfitri. – Bernama, April 3, 2023
