THE Terengganu government will open applications for the one-off assistance for youth and students or ‘i-Belia’ from September 18 to October 7.

State Youth Development, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisations Committee chairman Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah said i-Belia is a state government initiative to help young people, as tabled by Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar in the 2022 Budget in November last year.

Wan Sukairi said a total of 135,974 recipients are expected to benefit from the aid, estimated to be more than RM20 million.

“There are two categories for this aid, youth and students. For the youth category, applications are open to those living in other states who meet the specified conditions.

“Each eligible applicant will receive a one-off assistance of RM150, which will be paid in cash from October 30 to November 30 this year,” he said in a press conference in Kuala Nerus.

Wan Sukairi said among the conditions set was that the applicant must be a citizen of Terengganu, aged between 18 and 39 and a registered voter in the state.

In addition, the applicant must not be a state or federal government employee and must be registered in the Profil Rakyat Terengganu (PRT20) system.

“For applicants in the youth category who are already working, their monthly income must not exceed RM1,500, while for those who are not working, the total monthly income of their parents or guardians must not exceed RM2,500.

“For the student category, applications are open to students at public or private institutions in the country,” he said.

He said the public could visit http://ibantuan.terengganu.gov.my to submit applications or obtain more information and details on the aid. – Bernama, September 16, 2022.