PUTRAJAYA: The Finance Ministry announces that payouts under Phase 2 of the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) cash aid programme will begin on March 10 and be credited in stages to 5.2 million recipients. He said the number of recipients under Phase 2 has increased to 5.2 million compared with five million in Phase 1. The Finance Minister said the allocation includes 200,000 newly approved recipients, who will begin receiving payments from March 30. He said, overall, Phase 2 of the STR assistance will benefit 3.8 million households and 1.4 million senior citizens without spouses, with payments ranging from RM100 to RM600, depending on eligibility categories. For 2026, the total allocation for STR and SARA stands at RM15bil, the highest in the history of the Federal Government.

Source: The Star March 09, 2026 03:29 UTC