Experts: Do away with income classifications for clearer poverty line

The government would be able to channel aid in the future to those who really qualify if the current B40, M40, and T20 classifications were done away with in stages by next year, experts said.

Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Sabah Management and Business Faculty senior lecturer Jain Yassin said the current method used by the government to determine the poverty line was based on the total income of a household without looking at commitments borne by Malaysians.

Various factors, including...