Applications for Perkeso benefits may be made online from January
Beginning next month, all applications for Social Security Organisation (Perkeso) benefits may be submitted online, says human resources minister R Ramanan.
He said the digitalisation initiative covers benefits under the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969, the Self-Employed Social Security Act 2017, the Employment Insurance System Act 2017 and the Housewives’ Social Security Act 2022.
“To avoid inconvenience to contributors, applications can be submitted online using either a mobile phone or a computer starting Jan 1.
“I believe this is a positive step as it will save time and reduce travel costs to Perkeso offices,” Bernama reported him as saying after his first official working visit to Perkeso Tower today.
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