October’s monthly SARA assistance began being credited to eligible recipients’ MyKad accounts on Oct 1. The amount depends on the recipient’s category. Under Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR), households receive RM100 a month, while eligible senior citizens and single adults receive RM50 each. Those qualifying under both STR and eKasih receive higher monthly credits: RM200 for households, RM150 for senior citizens and RM100 for single adults. A RM200 household credit is therefore not the standard amount for every recipient. For eligible Kuching and Sarawak shoppers, SARA is cashless spending support for approved necessities at participating shops, rather than cash to withdraw. The aid covers 15 categories, including rice, eggs, cooking oil, frozen food and school supplies, at more than 14,700 selected supermarkets and grocery stores nationwide. Eligibility can be checked through the official SARA portal’s status-check function. This monthly credit is separate from the RM100 one-off SARA Untuk Semua payment made in February.