{
  "id": 16570993,
  "title": "M40 spend nearly 70% of income on essentials as Govt reviews aid eligibility",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/m40-spend-nearly-70-of-income-on-essentials-as-govt-reviews-aid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T06:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128810/m40-spend-nearly-70-of-income-on-essentials-as-govt-reviews-aid-eligibility"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NEARLY 70 per cent of Malaysia’s M40 household income is absorbed by housing, food and transport, leaving little at the end of the month and prompting the government to review how financial assistance is distributed. Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Ser...",
  "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."
}