For the past two months, a family from Kampung Pasar Lama, Pasir Tumboh, Kelantan, has been struggling after their source of income was cut off.

Apart from relying on existing savings, Noramaslina Nazir, 45, and 12 other members of her family have been dependent upon help provided by elected representatives to survive.

However, that help could only be sustained for a certain period of time, and Noramasline and her husband Suhaimi Idris, 51, were only able to prepare rice...