THE number of households in the hardcore poor category has decreased from 124,744 to 118,217 from December 15, 2022, until May 15 this year, Deputy Economy Minister Hanifah Hajar Taib told the Dewan Rakyat today.
She said according to the eKasih dynamic data managed by the Implementation Coordination Unit under the Prime Minister’s Department, the number of registered household heads in the poor category dropped from 304,911 to 299,080 in the same period.