KUCHING: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to begin disbursing payments for the special RM10,000 withdrawals, starting today.
This was announced by the Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz in a Facebook post, after receiving many messages from Malaysians on social media asking him to hasten the disbursement of the special EPF withdrawals.
“I have heard your voices. After discussing the matter with EPF, I am pleased to announce that the payments of the special withdrawal will be credited gradually starting from April 18 instead of April 20 as previously announced.
“I hope the expedition of the funds will further brighten #KeluargaMalaysia’s coming Aidilfitri celebrations, God Willing,” he said in a Facebook post.
It has been reported that EPF has received a total of 5.3 million applications worth RM40.1 billion under the Special Withdrawal facility as of 8pm April 14. The Special Withdrawal facility will be closed on April 30, 2022.
