During today’s special announcement by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the government is offering RM100 in cash aid for all adults in Malaysia under the SARA (Sumbangan Asas Rahmah) programme. The one-off RM100 cash aid can be redeemed via MyKad to buy essential goods at over 4,100 retail outlets which include Mydin, Lotus, Econsave and 99Speedmart.
This RM100 cash aid is given individually and not per household. This means a family with four adults (husband, wife and two children above 18 years old), will receive RM400.
This SARA programme is expected to benefit 22 million Malaysian citizens with a budget allocation of RM2 bilion. This means the total allocation for STR and SARA will increase from RM13 billion to RM15 billion to 2025. According to the Prime Minister, this is the first time cash aid is given to all adult citizens.
