Army vets without pensions to get one-off RM500 Prihatin aid

Published on 21 Apr 2020 4:06:39 PM

Some 180,000 army veterans who are non-pensioners will get a one-off RM500 financial assistance under the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package, says Finance Minister Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

Zafrul said that in an announcement on Facebook on Tuesday (April 21), and noted that there had also been grouses from frontliners who said it was difficult to apply for the special monthly allowance under the stimulus package.

The Finance Minister said the government has agreed to make the application process easier and have given power to department heads to facilitate the process.

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