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| Pre-CNY cheer: Liew (left) presenting BR1M 2.0 vouchers to the recipients at SJK(C) Serdang Baru 1. |
Homemaker Yap Fui Lin said the aid would come in handy and would add that “extra zing” to her family’s Chinese New Year celebrations.
“The aid is definitely of help to us,” said the 48-year-old. “I’ve just spent a lot of money buying books, school uniforms and shoes for my children – and they weren’t cheap.
“With this extra money, I can now buy new clothes for them,” she said after receiving the voucher at a session organised by Serdang Barisan Nasional.
The money was timely for Teow Kian Koon, 68, who is receiving aid under BR1M for a second time.
“Just like last year, I’m going to buy things for the house,” he said.
“I’m an old man and I have no work. I’ve been retired eight years now after being a plumber for so long. This kind of aid helps me a lot.”
Electrician Kandasamy Palaniandy, 46, was equally happy, saying the money would be used for his children, as was the last BR1M aid.
“We’re very happy that the Government is helping us,” he said.
Serdang Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Liew Yuen Keong said they expected to hand out the RM500 BR1M 2.0 aid to more than 6,000 people during the four-day distribution exercise at the SJK(C) Serdang Baru 1 hall.
He said they would first focus on BR1M recipients from Feb 5-8 so that the mostly Chinese constituents of Seri Kembangan could have some extra cash for Chinese New Year.
“We will continue handing out aid from Feb 18-28, and at that time we will also hand out the RM250 aid for single people under the age of 30,” he said, adding that they expected about 23,000 to turn up in Seri Kembangan alone to receive one of the aid packages.
For eligible recipients who have yet to get their letter of notification, Liew, who is also Serdang MCA chief, urged them to be patient.
(Source: The Star Online)
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