{"id":48318,"date":"2021-09-02T16:19:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T08:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-my-161844363.ap-southeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com\/articles\/?p=48318"},"modified":"2021-09-03T19:38:58","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T11:38:58","slug":"pemulih-aid-package-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/pemulih-aid-package-covid","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The Financial Aid You May Be Eligible For Under PEMULIH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block\"><div>Payments for Bantuan Khas Covid-19 (BKC) will be paid out in stages starting Sept 6, 2021.<br \/>\nFor more information, refer <a href=\"https:\/\/belanjawan2021.treasury.gov.my\/manfaat\/index.php\/bm\/pemulih-bkc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>In recognition of the issues plaguing Malaysians due to the ongoing lockdown, the government had announced a series of targeted aid to help Malaysians.<\/p>\n<p>As part of <a href=\"https:\/\/belanjawan2021.treasury.gov.my\/index.php\/ms\/pemulih\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PEMULIH<\/a> package, the government announced a continuation of the i-Sinar programme from EPF, called i-Citra. With i-Citra, EPF members will be allowed to withdraw a maximum of RM5000 from their EPF accounts, which will be deposited in their accounts in RM1000 installments monthly.<\/p>\n<p>An automatic approval for everyone who wishes to take part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/loan-moratorium-repayment-option\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">moratorium programme<\/a> for individual bank loans was also included. All you have to do is apply and choose between full deferment for three months, or 50% payment for six months. No documentation will be needed as the deferral will be approved automatically by the government.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the PEMULIH package include;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Third phase of the Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>RM100-RM1400 to be given in September in accordance for those who already qualify for the BPR programme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bantuan Khas COVID-19 (BKC)<\/strong>;\u00a0 A new financial aid programme targeting the hardcore poor, B40, and the M40.\n<ul>\n<li>For the hardcore poor households, RM500 will be distributed in September, with another RM500 in November. A final RM300 will be distributed in December.<\/li>\n<li>Hardcore poor individuals who are not married will receive RM200 in September, and RM300 in November.<\/li>\n<li>B40 households will receive RM500 in September and RM300 in December.<\/li>\n<li>B40 singles will receive RM200 in September.<\/li>\n<li>M40 households will receive RM250, meanwhile M40 singles will receive RM100 in September.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bantuan Kehilangan Pendapatan<\/strong>; targeting those who lost their source of income due to the lockdowns.\n<ul>\n<li>RM500 will be given to workers who qualify. Qualification will be determined using the SOCSO database.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Electricity bill discounts<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Electrical bills discount ranging from 5-40% depending on electric usage per month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fourth phase for Geran Khas Prihatin (GKP)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>RM500 to be paid in September and another RM500 in November for those who have already qualified under the GKP programme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Financial assistance for sports facilities operators<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>One off payment of RM3000 to all affected operators of sports facilities such as gyms, futsal courts and others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moratorium Programmes<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Three months targeted moratorium for PTPTN borrowers.<\/li>\n<li>Six-month moratorium for all individual borrowers who only need to apply and sign to agree to the changes in the terms of their loan. Micro entrepreneurs are also eligible subject to the individual banks approval.<\/li>\n<li>Opt-in deferments of Takaful and Insurance premiums extended until 31st December 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Prime Minister in his nationwide address said this latest aid package is part of an ongoing process by the government to help Malaysians weather the struggles caused by the ongoing lockdowns. In announcing the latest aid package, the prime minister also highlighted that the government had rolled out assistance and stimulus packages totalling RM380 billion since the COVID-19 pandemic began.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was first published in June 2021 and has been updated with the latest information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All about Bantuan Khas Covid-19 (BKC) and other highlights of the PEMULIH package.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":49421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[533,784,514,340,786,628,554,785,783],"class_list":["post-48318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-updates","tag-bantuan-rakyat-prihatin","tag-bpr","tag-covid-19","tag-epf","tag-i-citra","tag-i-sinar","tag-loan-moratorium","tag-pemulih","tag-relief"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What&#039;s In The PEMULIH Aid Package 2021? 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