{"id":13299,"date":"2025-04-06T03:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T03:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/2025\/04\/06\/sara-aid-a-lifeline-for-families-coping-with-post-raya-expenses\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T03:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T03:26:24","slug":"sara-aid-a-lifeline-for-families-coping-with-post-raya-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/ms\/2025\/04\/sara-aid-a-lifeline-for-families-coping-with-post-raya-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"SARA Aid A Lifeline For Families Coping With Post-Raya Expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"472\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bernama_6-April.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bernama_6-April.jpg 754w, https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bernama_6-April-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>KOTA BHARU, April 6 (Bernama) &#8212; With household expenses piling up after Hari Raya Aidilfitri, the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) aid which has been KOTA BHARU, April 6 (Bernama) &#8212; With household expenses piling up after Hari Raya Aidilfitri, the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) aid which has been increased and expanded to include more recipients, has become a timely relief for many Malaysians trying to stretch their ringgit.<br><br>For Syed Syazwan Syed Zaki, 34, the RM100 he received through SARA for the first time came at just the right moment.<br><br>But instead of spending it during the festivities, he chose to save it for more important needs after the celebration.<br><br>\u201cAfter Raya, I plan to buy basic items like rice, cooking oil and sugar.<br><br>The next payment, I&#8217;ll use for hygiene products, medicine and school supplies for my children,\u201d he said.<br><br>\u201cThis aid really helps lighten my load, especially as the head of the family dealing with rising living costs,\u201d he told Bernama.<br><br>SARA payments of RM100 per month were credited directly to recipients&#8217; MyKad from January to March this year.<br><br>From April 1, the amount has been increased to RM200 monthly, benefiting 5.4 million people &#8211; a big jump from just 700,000 previously.<br><br>For many families, this small but regular assistance is making a big difference.<br><br>Fatihah Aqilah Sabri, 31, a housewife living in Penambang, Kota Bharu, said she&#8217;s been receiving SARA since January and is saving the money to buy baby essentials for her one-year-old.<br><br>\u201cI didn&#8217;t spend it right away.<br><br>I&#8217;m planning to use it after Raya to buy milk and diapers for my baby.<br><br>\u201cThis is my second year receiving SARA.<br><br>It may not be a huge amount, but it really helps our family get by,\u201d she said.<br><br>For recipients like Syed Syazwan and Fatihah, SARA isn&#8217;t just extra cash &#8211; it&#8217;s a much-needed lifeline that helps them stay afloat, especially when expenses pile up after the festive season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KOTA BHARU, April 6 (Bernama) &#8212; With household expenses piling up after Hari Raya Aidilfitri, the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-coverage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13299\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/editorv3.mykasih.com.my\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}