KUALA LUMPUR: A man or a woman, who is the head of a family whose monthly household income is RM3,000 and below, can apply for the one-off RM500 cash aid from the government to be paid next month, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
This covers married individuals; single mothers and single fathers with dependents; bachelors and spinsters with dependents; senior citizens (aged 60 and above) living alone, said Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah in a statement.
He said every married children whose gross household income was RM3,000 and below but living together with the parents is counted as a separate household.
"The household gross income refers to the husband's salary, wife's salary and salaries of dependents who are still single," he said, adding that only the household head is eligible to apply for the aid.
Ahmad Husni said the ministry has opened an operations room for the hotline 1-800-222-500 to begin service from Wednesday to facilitate the public to clear their doubts on the cash aid.
The hotline will be in service on every working day from 9am to 5pm. The month-long cash aid applicants' registration will start on Dec 10.
Free application forms are available at federal development departments, information department offices, inland revenue board service centres and branch offices and local newspapers.
Completed forms attached with a photostate identity card and salary slip must be submitted to the above stated offices, he said.
Ahmad Husni said the ministry's part-time staffers will also register applicants at selected schools and community halls to ensure a smooth payout.
He said the government has engaged 2,000 part-timers to assist in the registration exercise nationwide.
Successful applicants will be notified by letter and payment will be made from mid-January, he added.
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