KUALA LUMPUR, March\u00a029 (Bernama) — Members of the Employees\u00a0Provident Fund (EPF) can start applying\u00a0for the special withdrawal via the portal, pengeluarankhas.kwsp.gov.my, which is also accessible via i-Akaun\u00a0mobile application from April 1.
\nEPF in a statement today, announced that applications for the special withdrawal are open to members under 55 years old from April 1 to 30 while payment would be made on April 20.
\n\u201cThe payment would be made in one single payment and would\u00a0be credited into the savings account of the depositor. Members need to ensure their bank accounts are active and are under\u00a0their names,\u201d\u00a0 according to the statement.<\/p>\n
The statement also said joint accounts or accounts registered under the name of companies are not allowed and members could check the status of their applications from April 9 through the same portal.
\nEPF said members who wished to withdraw their savings are encouraged to check the balance of their EPF savings via i-Akaun,\u00a0i-Akaun mobile application or EPF kiosks and the maximum withdrawal allowed is RM10,000 and the minimum is RM50.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Members need to fully use\u00a0up the balance in Account\u00a02 before accessing their Account 1. Members have to maintain a minimum balance of RM100 in their account,\u201d it said.
\nOn March 6, the government announced\u00a0allowing\u00a0the special EPF withdrawal of RM10,000 to lighten the burden of Malaysians under 55 years old who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic from\u00a0 April 1 to 30.
\n\u201cEPF reminds members to consider securing their future income and only withdraw their savings when absolutely necessary,\u201d the statement said.
\nFurther information on the special withdrawal facility can be obtained at\u00a0\u00a0\u2018Ask ELYA\u2019\u00a0 on EPF website or contact Special Withdrawal\u00a0Hotline at 03-8922 4848 from April 1 apart from meeting the member advisory officers at EPF branches nationwide for free advice on their savings.
\n— BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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