PRIME Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob today announced that the living allowance for Mara sponsored students will be increased with immediate effect.

He said the new living allowance rate for local students has been increased from a minimum of RM650 to a maximum of RM950 a month, from diploma to professional and doctoral degree levels.

As for students studying overseas, the minimum has been increased to RM1,380 a month and the maximum to RM7,600 a month, from bachelor’s degree up to professional and doctoral levels.

“The living allowance for existing and new students studying in the country has been adjusted according to the increase in costs and inflation as well as their needs.

“The increase will be for almost 63,000 sponsored students,” he said in Bangi today. – Bernama, September 10, 2022.