RM100 Sara aid to be credited beginning Feb 9, says PM

PUTRAJAYA - The RM100 Bantuan Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) will be credited to all adult citizens aged 18 and above beginning Feb 9, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“This is for Ramadan preparations and this year’s Chinese New Year,” said Anwar during his speech at a special monthly address in Putrajaya on Monday (Jan 5).

Meanwhile, Anwar said Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) monthly recipients will receive RM200 in their IC beginning Jan 9.

For the first phase of STR payments, RM500 will be credited into the accounts of eligible Malaysians

“Last year, 69 per cent of Malaysians used STR, and that was nearly RM2.1bil,” he said.

The Sara cash assistance can be used to purchase necessities in 14 product categories at about 4,100 participating premises nationwide.

Anwar said the RM150 early schooling aid would be credited on Jan 13 to students up to Form Six.

“Make sure that the money is spent on your children,” added Anwar.

Anwar said this aid cost the government about RM800mil in allocations.

When tabling Budget 2026 in Oct last year, Anwar had said the early schooling aid would benefit 5.2 million pupils from Standard One to Form Five in government schools.