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Socso: Check FAQ before applying for subsidy

PETALING JAYA: Employers filing claims for wage subsidy programmes (PSU) should understand the criteria and their eligibility clearly to ensure optimum processing time for disbursements to be made, says the Social Security Organisation (Sosco). Its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed advised bosses to go through the frequently asked questions (FAQ) sheets before applying. He said whenever the government announced a wage subsidy programme, there would be requirements for employers to meet.The first wage subsidy scheme was open to all, but PSU 2.0 and PSU 3.0 had conditions, he added. “For example, employers must prove that their revenue dropped by 30% in the same month compared with the previous year.

Help for those struggling to cope

PETALING JAYA: Some 11 million households, senior citizens and single people in the B40 and M40 income categories are expected to benefit from the government’s latest RM4.6bil Covid-19 Special Assistance aid package. In his special address yesterday, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the initiative under the RM150bil National People’s Well-Being and Economic Recovery Package (Pemulih) was important to ensure that the rakyat will continue to receive aid until the end of the year. Hardcore poor households will receive RM500 in August and November and RM300 in December, while single people among the hardcore poor will get RM200 in August and RM300 in November.

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