{
  "id": 15610095,
  "title": "Use RM2,705 income as benchmark for welfare aid, says MP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/use-rm2-705-income-as-benchmark-for-welfare-aid-says-mp-15610095",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T12:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/19/use-rm2-705-income-as-benchmark-for-welfare-aid-says-mp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bukit Bendera MP Syerleena Abdul Rashid says the current RM1,236 figure covers food expenses, but leaves out rent, bills, and other basic needs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}