QuickCheck: Is there a new RM350 cash aid for the B40?

RECENTLY, a poster went viral on social media; it contained a claim that there is a new RM350 Social Welfare Department cash aid scheme available in August for the B40 segment of the population.

Is this claim true?

VERDICT:

FALSE

The Department refuted this in a statement posted on its official Facebook page, saying that the information is actually false.

"The public is advised to get accurate information regarding aid offered by the Department through its official channels. Please go to www.jkm.gov.my for further information," it said.