Johor state government have announced a cash aid mainly to give assistance to those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The aid is mainly for those who previously did not receive cost of living aid (BSH) or Bantuan Prihatin Nasional (BPN).
Below is some information on the cash relief:-
1. What is Cash relief application courtesy of Covid-19 Johor?
- RM250 or RM500 cash assistance provided to those who meet the eligibility requirements.
2. Who is eligible to apply?
- On priority on those Individual or household who have never received any assistance either from the federal or state governments such as BSH/BPN, food or cash assistance at the state level
- Household income lesser than RM8,000 per month who fail to receive BPN/BSN.
- Single working individuals with age 18 and above who not in the family’s dependents.
3. How is the cash relief application being process?
- The viral form on social media is not for public circulation. The Johor State Government has appointed representatives/ coordinator to represent the Johor State government to identify the qualified people.
- The representative will identify the target group and complete the application form.
- Channel center (Adun office, District office and Local authorities) will enter the application information into the e-IHSAN Johor system, the e-IHSAN Johor system will inform the results of each application to all Channel center.
- Successful applications will receive cash relief through electronic funds transfer. The determination to those who deserve cash relief courtesy of COVID-19 Johor is subject to final assessment by Johor’s e-Ihsan system under the operand of Johor State Treasury.
4. What is system e-IHSAN Johor?
- Johor’s e-IHSAN system is an Information Center system that contains information on recipients of assistance from the federal and state governments such as BSH / BPN. e-IHSAN will only process the information received for qualified applicants and will evaluate each application for uniformity and not overlap.
5. Who can I contact regarding this cash relief application courtesy of Covid-19 Johor if I have further enquiries:
The district office of Johor as per below:
- Johor Bahru : 07-223 1963/ 07-223 1969/ 07-223 2233
- Muar: 06-952 1021
- Batu Pahat: 07-434 1333
- Segamat: 07-9435670/ 07-9435671/ 07-9435676
- Kluang: 07-771 1305
- Pontian: 07-687-1322/ 07-6871323
- Kota Tinggi: 07-883 1241
- Mersing: 07-799 1121/ 07-799 8832
- Kulai: 07-662 2929/ 07-663 0006
- Tangkak: 06-978 1008/ 06-978 7100
Source from Makmur Johor Official Facebook Announcement (https://www.facebook.com/MakmurJohor01/photos/pcb.150948813092277/150948639758961/?type=3&theater)
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