Welfare aid recipients under the General Welfare Services Department (JPKA) are advised to report themselves to their respective District Welfare Offices every three months in order to remain eligible for aid.
Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister Datuk Ir Shahelmey Yahya said this is due to JPKA’s system that updates recipient data information automatically in order to avoid leakage.
“As a control measure to prevent leakage or overpayment to the ineligible or deceased, all recipients need to report to their respective district welfare offices every three months