{
  "id": 14560470,
  "title": "When home becomes a work problem [WATCH]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/when-home-becomes-a-work-problem-watch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T23:00:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nst-special/2026/10/1555755/when-home-becomes-work-problem-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A fall down the stairs at home, a hiking injury or cat bite may not seem related to work, but Malaysia's LINDUNG 24 Jam scheme is designed to help workers who become temporarily unable to earn income due to accidents outside the workplace. In its first three months, Perkeso recorded 6,330 claims totaling RM9.97 million in benefits. Lower-income workers, who make up 74% of claims, are particularly vulnerable as a loss of income can threaten family survival. Of the 1.2 million workers who have opted out of the scheme, 52% earn below RM3,500. Perkeso aims to increase awareness of the scheme's coverage outside of work hours and make the claims process simpler to encourage participation and provide a safety net for workers facing unexpected disruptions to their income.",
  "summary": "A fall down the stairs, a road crash or even a cat bite can take a worker away from the job - and expose how an accident outside the workplace can still hit the household’s finances, writes Intan",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}