BY: NAZLI IBRAHIM
SHAH ALAM, NOV 8: The state government is urged to offer the RM2,500 death benefit payment for Mesra Usia Emas Scheme (SMUE) participants be reviewed so that they can enjoy the benefit.
Rawang Assemblyman Gan Pei Nei said that previously, participants who registered with SMUE were only given Jom Shopping coupons worth RM100 every time there is a celebration.
“It is good that the Jom Shopping coupons are given as it enables them to spend, but the RM2,500 is given only to their beneficiaries after they have passed away,” he said during the debate session at the Selangor State Assembly.
He explained that the RM2,500 benefit can help elevate the burdens of the SMUE participants themselves compared to after they have passed away.
