Bantuan Orang Tua (Elderly Assistance Scheme)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Population group
Elderly persons
Programme Details
Programme objectives
Providing a living allowance to elderly people who have no income and/or no family who can provide for them
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. n.d. ‘Introduction’. Department of Social Welfare website. <http://www.jkm.gov.my/jkm/index.php?r=portal/left&id=VEpUUXV3THFURkZETmxWNjZpQ1BXdz09>. Accessed 31 July 2018.
Start date
1982
Pension Watch. n.d. Malaysia. Pension Watch website. <http://www.pension-watch.net/country-fact-file/malaysia>. Accessed 31 July 2018.
Coverage
144,000 senior citizens (expected coverage in 2018)
Ministry of Finance Malaysia 2018. 2018 Budget. Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Finance Malaysia. <http://www.treasury.gov.my/pdf/budget/speech/bs18.pdf>. Accessed 15 May 2018.
Programme expenditure
MYR603 million (budget for 2018)
Ministry of Finance Malaysia 2018. 2018 Budget. Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Finance Malaysia. <http://www.treasury.gov.my/pdf/budget/speech/bs18.pdf>. Accessed 15 May 2018.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Means Test
Categorical Targeting
Targeted areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Elderly
Eligibility criteria
Beneficiaries are 60 years old and above with neither income nor family support
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. n.d. ‘Introduction’. Department of Social Welfare website. <http://www.jkm.gov.my/jkm/index.php?r=portal/left&id=VEpUUXV3THFURkZETmxWNjZpQ1BXdz09>. Accessed 31 July 2018.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits
MYR350 per month (2018)
Ministry of Finance Malaysia 2018. 2018 Budget. Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Finance Malaysia. <http://www.treasury.gov.my/pdf/budget/speech/bs18.pdf>. Accessed 15 May 2018.
Payment/delivery frequency
Monthly
Ministry of Finance Malaysia 2018. 2018 Budget. Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Finance Malaysia. <http://www.treasury.gov.my/pdf/budget/speech/bs18.pdf>. Accessed 15 May 2018.
