New registrations or updates for BPR extended to Feb 25
- Fenny
- Feb 17, 2021
- 1 min read
The date for new registration and update of Bantuan PRIHATIN Rakyat (BPR) has been extended until February 25, 2021, compared to January 15 set previously.
Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said that it was to ensure that only those eligible would receive the BPR as well as taking into account the current movement control order (MCO) implemented in most parts of the country
"Only applicants who have never received Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) 2020 or Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN) B40, and also households earning RM5,000 and below a month need to make a new application.
"This includes new vulnerable groups who are eligible to apply due to changes in their income status due to the impact of COVID-19 transmission," he said in a media statement.
He said with the new registration and update process, some of those who did not pass and had not received the BPR still had the opportunity to apply for confirmation. However, those who have previously passed do not need to make a new registration or update if there is no change of information.
BPR Phase 1 payments will be expedited to the end of February 2021, as announced in the Perlindungan Ekonomi dan Rakyat Malaysia (PERMAI) on 18 January 2021. BPR Phase 2 payments are expected to be made in early May 2021.
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