Selangor opens new Skim Mesra applications tomorrow with 50,000 quota
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government, through Yayasan Warisan Anak Selangor (Yawas), will officially open new applications for Skim Mesra starting tomorrow with a special quota of 50,000.
The Selangor government is set to launch new applications for the Skim Mesra scheme tomorrow, with a special quota of 50,000 beneficiaries. Yayasan Warisan Anak Selangor (Yawas) will provide a yearly financial incentive of RM150 for eligible senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PwD) during their birth month. To qualify, senior citizens must be aged 60 and above, Malaysian citizens, and registered voters in Selangor.
The PwD category applicants must have a valid Social Welfare Department card and be Malaysian citizens, with no age limit for registration. As of today, there are 374,094 registered members in Skim Mesra, including 344,625 senior citizens and 29,469 PwD members. The state government urges eligible residents to register online via the Yawas Skim Mesra portal starting tomorrow at 8am, as benefits will be distributed from 2027.
For registration assistance, the public can contact Yawas through the hotline at 03-5481 8800 or email pertanyaan.yawas@gmail.com.
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