PETALING JAYA: Stay-at-home parents have welcomed the government’s initiative to provide a social security net for them under the Social Security Organisation’s (Socso) proposed Housewife Social Safety Scheme (SKSSR) which covers disability and invalidity protection for homemakers. “I also welcome the announcement that the government will be covering the Socso contribution for housewives who are from households below the poverty line. The protection and benefits offered by SKSSR include permanent disability and medical benefits, invalidity pension, survivor’s pension and constant-attendance allowance. Nur Faizah, who has a part-time home bakery business, welcomed the news that housewives who work part-time or are self-employed can also voluntarily participate in the scheme. Implementing the scheme also affirms that undertaking such work was recognised as having social and economic value, she added.
