New applications and appeals for Bantuan Prihatin Nasional 2.0 (BPN 2.0) are being processed and approved payments will be made in January 2021, said Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Under the Kita Prihatin Economic Stimulus Package (Kita Prihatin), he said as of Dec 4, 2020, 10.13 million beneficiaries had benefitted from the first phase of BPN 2.0, involving RM4.6 billion, or 97 percent of the RM4.8 billion approved for the first phase.

The payment process through BSN has been ongoing since Oct 26.

"For the Prihatin Special Grant 2.0, as of Dec 4...