Selangor Zakat Board’s Covid-19 Special Aid Fund to be Fully Distributed on 3rd April 2020

On Friday the 3rd of April 2020, Malaysia’s Selangor Zakat Board (LZS) will be fully distributing the Covid-19 special charity aid fund, set up with a value of MYR 14 Million to help 29,000 eligible recipients.

LZS has been disbursing the funds allocation to recipients in stages, starting from the 27th of March 2020.

The Chief Executive Officer of LZS, Saipolyazan M. Yusop said that 9,000 recipients who are categorised as needy, poor or new converts, will receive MYR 500 per household. The total Zakat distribution to those who fall under this group is MYR 4.5 Million.

He added that the remaining 20,000 recipients belong to the low-income...