PUTRAJAYA: The Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) 2.0 will be distributed in February, said Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah.

He said Malaysians with a household income of less than RM3,000 a month will receive RM500 while single unmarried individuals aged 21 and above and earning not more than RM2,000 a month will get RM250.

“So far more than 2.6 million new applications for BR1M 2.0 had been received,” he said Monday.

– THE STAR