KUALA LUMPUR: The increase of RM50 in the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) for the support group in the civil service can help to ease the burden of low-income civil servants. “Currently, the amount of COLA allowance is set at RM300, RM250 and RM150, depending on location. “Although the provision of COLA allowance is not the same, the RM50 increase is standardised for all civil servants in urban and rural areas,” he said. This is because it will help ease the burden of the dependants of civil servants who died while in service,” he said. Sarina Aziz, 33, said the announcement of the COLA allowance increase was indeed a blessing.

Source: New Strait Times October 12, 2019 08:03 UTC