To relieve the burden of the rakyat during the Covid-19 pandemic, the government will be giving out Bantuan Prihatan Nasional payments – one-off cash aids with a total allocation of almost RM10 billion. Also known as the National Caring Aid, Malaysians in the M40 group and below will be eligible to receive these one-off cash payments.

As stated by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, both B40 and M40 will be eligible to receive:

• RM1,600 for households earning RM4,000 and below
• RM1,000 for households earning RM4,001 – RM8,000
• RM800 to single individuals 21 years and above earning RM2,000 and below
• RM500 to single individuals 21 years and above earning RM2,001 to RM4,000
• RM200 per student in higher education.

The aids above will be distributed in two stages: the first of which will be paid out to eligible recipients in April, and the second round in May. On top of that, the balance of the ongoing Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) payments amounting to RM3.2 billion will be paid out in July.

The benefits are laid out in a bit more detail in the table below:

Eligible category	Amount of cash aid	Expected recipients	Payment schedule
Households earning RM4,000 and below	RM1,600	Up to 4 million households	Payment of RM1,000 in April and RM600 in May
Households earning RM4,001 – RM8,000	RM1,000	Up to 1.1 million households	Payment of RM500 in April and RM500 in May
Single individuals aged 21 years and above earning RM2,000 and below	RM800	Up to 3 million individuals	Payment of RM500 in April and RM300 in May
Single individuals aged 21 years and above earning RM2,001 to RM4,000	RM500	Up to 400,000 individuals	Payment of RM250 in April and RM250 in May
Students in higher education institutions (including matriculation, community college, polytechnics, private institutions and public institutions)	RM200	Up to RM270 million in allocation	Payment of RM200 in May

These benefits were announced as part of the government’s RM250 billion economic stimulus package to combat the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, also known as Pakej Rangsangan Ekonomi Prihatin Rakyat. This stimulus package, the second to be released by the Malaysian government since the start of the Covid-19 situation, was announced today by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at 3pm.

Find out how to apply for the Bantuan Prihatin Nasional aid here.

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• Bantuan Prihatin Nasional
• Economic Stimulus Package
• Economic Stimulus Package 2020
• National Caring Age
• Pakej Rangsangan Ekonomi Prihatin Rakyat
• PRIHATIN Economic Stimulus Package
• Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin