NSTnation: Penang has postponed payments with immediate effect to some 157,335 senior citizens under the Senior Citizens Appreciation Programme following the Covid19 outbreak. coronavirus
Of the total 191,858 recipients aged 60 and above, only 34,523 recipients have registered for the Electronic Funds Transfer services while the rest usually lined up to collect the cash.
State Welfare and Caring Society Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the decision followed the advice from the state Health Department to prevent people from gathering in large groups for a long period of time. “After a meeting with the state Health Department yesterday, it was decided that any event involving more than 100 people at a time would be postponed for now to avoid long periods of close contact with one another.
For the 34,523 recipients who had registered for the use of the EFT, their money had been deposited into their accounts on Feb 17.
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