Source: Free Malaysia Today
A social activist has called for the current absolute poverty measurement used by the government to be revamped as it doesn't take into account the rising cost of living.
PETALING JAYA: Would you be able to pay for food, clothing, accommodation, furniture, medical bills, transport, education and recreation by earning just RM763 a month?
This was the question posed by Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM) representative A Jayanath, 63, during a recent interview with FMT in Petaling Jaya.
“The eight things listed are based on the government’s minimum requirement on what a household should be able to manage based on the poverty line income (PLI) of RM763 for a middle-income nation,” said Jayanath.
He said the calculation was based on a concept called the “absolute poverty measurement”.
PETALING JAYA: Would you be able to pay for food, clothing, accommodation, furniture, medical bills, transport, education and recreation by earning just RM763 a month?
This was the question posed by Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM) representative A Jayanath, 63, during a recent interview with FMT in Petaling Jaya.
“The eight things listed are based on the government’s minimum requirement on what a household should be able to manage based on the poverty line income (PLI) of RM763 for a middle-income nation,” said Jayanath.
He said the calculation was based on a concept called the “absolute poverty measurement”.
