KUCHING: A total of 26,979 newly eligible recipients will receive their full annual Sumbangan Keperluan Asas Sarawak (SKAS) entitlement as Phase 3 payments begin on Tuesday (Nov 10).
The Sarawak Economic Planning Unit (EPU) under the Premier’s Department said the new recipients were identified through screening of the 2026 Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) Phase 3 recipient data against the prescribed eligibility criteria.
It said new recipients would receive RM1,100 for households, RM600 for senior citizens and RM375 for single individuals, covering their full entitlement for 2026.
Existing recipients will receive RM360 for households, RM200 for senior citizens and RM125 for single individuals under the third phase.
Payments will be credited directly into recipients’ S Pay Global e-wallet accounts in stages.
Meanwhile, a total of 901,857 recipients had been identified as eligible for SKAS up to Phase 3, including the newly eligible recipients.
Recipients were reminded to ensure their S Pay Global e-wallet accounts remained active to facilitate payment and to redeem the assistance before Dec 20.
As of Nov 9, a total of 783,603 recipients had redeemed their SKAS assistance.
STR Phase 4 recipients can check their SKAS eligibility at sarawak.gov.my/skas once the Sarawak government has received and completed screening the relevant data.
The Sarawak government has allocated RM680 million for SKAS this year to ease the cost-of-living burden, particularly for those in need.
The assistance is distributed in three phases, with the first two payments made on March 10 and May 15.
