GUA MUSANG, Aug 13 – Benefit payments of RM2.9 billion were disbursed by the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to eligible contributors nationwide under the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4) from January to June this year.
Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad said these payments were for 708,089 beneficiaries, covering various categories such as Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits, Lump Sum and Periodic Disability Benefits, Dependents’ Benefits, Invalidity Pension, Survivors’ Pension, and Funeral Management Benefits.
“Alhamdulillah, based on the series of campaigns conducted so far, apart from the eligible workers registered under Act 4, more and more farmers, planters and fishermen in the self-employed category are now participating in Socso schemes, protected under the Self-Employment Social Security Act (Act 789).
Abdul Rahman said that during the same period, 518,000 active employers had registered with Socso under Act 4, involving 7.2 million employees.
“As of Aug 2, a total of 678,000 people have registered under the self-employment social security protection scheme,” he said.
