Govt cannot afford welfare aid based on new poverty line, says Siti Zailah


Chan Kok Leong Ragananthini Vethasalam

Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff says the Welfare Services Department is still using the 2005 national poverty line income when distributing aid so as to keep the cost low. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, October 6, 2021.

THE Welfare Services Department is still using the 2005 national poverty line income (PLI) as a way to keep the cost of aid to the poor low, Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff said.


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