PETALING JAYA: The Urban Poverty Programme (5MY) has directed aid to more than 35,000 people in Kuala Lumpur, says Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The programme, which is a combination of MYJobs@Wilayah, MYGrocer@Wilayah, MYSchoolBus@Wilayah, MYMedic@Wilayah and MYFood@Wilayah, was officially launched Sunday (Jan 31), in conjunction with the Federal Territory Day on Monday (Feb 1). The government is continuing efforts to reduce the cost of living and to provide social protection programmes that are comprehensive to ensure the poor and those with low income are not left behind in our nation building, he said in his speech.
He said with the National Income Poverty Line rising to RM2,208, more than 400,000 households fall below the poverty line.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 31): Cost of living, sustenance, and poverty eradication issues in the federal territories will be the government s main focus through various approaches taken under the Urban Poverty Programme (5MY), Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.
He said in order to achieve this, the Federal Territories Ministry has launched the MYJobs @ Wilayah, MYGrocer @ Wilayah, MYSchoolBus @ Wilayah, MYMedic @ Wilayah, dan MYFood @ Wilayah initiatives. I am aware of the difficulties faced by the people who are struggling to rebuild and continue their lives. The government is closely following the situation to ensure that assistance can be delivered to target groups, he said in his message in conjunction with Federal Territory Day 2021 broadcast on television stations tonight.