Housewives in Malaysia to be Covered by Social Security in 2022
Almost three million housewives in Malaysia will be protected under the Social Security Organisation’s (Socso) Housewife Social Safety Scheme (SKSSR). Human Resources Minister, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said that the scheme would provide protection towards domestic upheavals such as accidents, illnesses or even death and is open to about 2.99 million housewives. The scheme is expected to be launched next year. “A total of 150,000 housewives from households below the national poverty line will be covered by the government with participation under the scheme being voluntary for other housewives,” he said. He said the draft of the Housewives Social Security Bill is being finalised by the Human Resource Ministry and the Attorney General’s Chambers before it is submitted to the Cabinet for approval and tabling in Parliament soon.
― Bernama
