{
  "id": 982823,
  "title": "Phase 3 STR cash aid payout begins today for 5.3 million recipients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/phase-3-str-cash-aid-payout-begins-today-for-5-3-million-recipients",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:53:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1511668/phase-3-str-cash-aid-payout-begins-today-53-million-recipients"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Finance Ministry will begin disbursing Phase 3 payments of the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) cash aid today to 5.3 million recipients, with an allocation of RM1.2 billion. The number of recipients has increased to 5.3 million, up from 5 million at the start of the year, comprising 3.9 million low- and middle-income households and 1.4 million single senior citizens. Phase 3 payments range from RM150 to RM600 depending on income and number of children, while single senior citizens will receive RM150. The total disbursement for the first three phases of 2026 has reached RM3.6 billion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "MOF: RM1.2b STR Phase Three payments begin for 5.3 million recipients",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/mof-rm1-2b-str-phase-three-payments-begin-for-5-3-million-recipients",
        "published": "2026-08-15T04:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "STR to 5.3mil recipients as Phase 3 of cash aid starts today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/str-to-5-3mil-recipients-as-phase-3-of-cash-aid-starts-today",
        "published": "2026-08-15T06:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Finance Ministry to roll out RM1.2b in STR cash aid for 5.3 million recipients from today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/finance-ministry-to-roll-out-rm1-2b-in-str-cash-aid-for-5-3-million",
        "published": "2026-08-15T07:18:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}