Economic Protection Assistance Packages Malaysia (PERMAI)

PERMAI is one of the economic assistance packages introduced by the Malaysian Government during the Movement Control Order (MCO) worth RM 15 billion (USD 3.4 billion) to soften the health, social and economic impact of COVID-19. Among the specific initiatives for the poor and vulnerable under this package are food basket programmes, increment of monthly welfare allowance, matching grants for community-led social initiatives, financial assistance of 30 % of a total 3 months salary for those who were laid off, microcredit schemes and so on.