February deadline for welfare homes to register

Tuesday February 3, 2009





February deadline for welfare homes to register

Reaching out to more people

KUALA LUMPUR: Welfare homes and non-governmental organisations caring for the needy have until the end of the month to register with the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.

“This will enable such homes to enjoy subsidies provided by the Government.

Season’s greetings: Dr Ng sharing a light moment with Lee Soon Mun, 84, from Rumah Victory during the Chinese New Year celebration with senior citizens at The Pavilion in Kuala Lumpur.

“Those registered will receive a daily subsidy of RM8 for each occupant for food and necessities as long as the homes fulfil the minimum requirements set out by the ministry,” said minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.

She said the ministry would check on the condition of each home to ensure there was adequate infrastructure and that the premises were kept clean and not congested.

As for the number of underprivileged people receiving aid from the Social Welfare Department under ‘projek cari’ (search project), Dr Ng said the figure had increased from 16,739 to 40,000.

The project, launched last July, would continue to look for those deserving of help.

“The ministry also called up family members of senior citizens identified under the project.

“We advised the children to look after their aged parents as this is a duty the ministry is not able to undertake,” Dr Ng said at a Chinese New Year celebration with senior citizens hosted by the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

She handed out ang pows and hampers to 108 senior citizens from Rumah Charis, Rumah Victory, Rumah Sejahtera Seri Setia and Caring Old Folks Home.

Comments from ILTC on Regarding Yen Yen: Not enough welfare officers

Quick comments from ILTC on Regarding Dr. Ng Yen Yen's the statement on Star today.

Not enough welfare officers.......

Do the Ministry allowed disabled volunteers to help the Ministry?

ILTC have a great shock to hear the statement from the Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.

We could not digest this at all.

Kindly take note of this matter urgently due to lack of services from welfare Department.

Yen Yen: Not enough welfare officers

Sunday February 1, 2009






Yen Yen: Not enough welfare officers


KOTA BARU: Welfare officers are not able to find as many poor people because they have to service up to 600 people per person, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.

She said at the moment the ratio was one welfare officer to 600 poor people when it should be one to 30.

“Currently there are only 6,000 officers nationwide providing services to millions of people. The only thing my ministry is going to do is beef up the manpower.

“The other alternative is to get the co-operation of local leaders and volunteers and I am bent to locate as many poor people as I can so they will be given financial help to continue with life,” Dr Ng told reporters at the Kelantan MCA Chinese New Year do here yesterday.

She also commended her officers who managed to process at least 25% of the 44,000 hardcore poor cases.

“The most difficult is identifying the fake from the genuine cases. ” she added.

Dr Ng added that Malaysia was already a welfare state as the poor, physically handicapped, unfortunate individuals, school children and senior citizens receive handouts from several ministries.