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The linkage of government assistance programs towards digital and financial well-being of small household income families in urban area during covid-19 pandemic
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Item type | Book Section |
Subjects | 300 Social sciences |
Division/Agency | LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Population and Family Research Division |
Keywords | Digital and financial well-being, Government assistance, Covid-19, Urban, B40 |
Additional Information | This paper has been presented at the National Population Conference 2023 (PERKKS 23) – Pulse Grande Hotel, Putrajaya on 21-22 November 2023. It is jointly organized by the National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Malaysia, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya (UM) in collaboration with WMIT Group Sdn Bhd. For further information please contact: Abdullah Sallehhuddin Abdullah Salim Faculty of Accountancy and Management Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bandar Sungai Long 43000 Cheras, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia Email: sallehhuddin@utar.edu.my Norzarina Md Yatim Faculty of Management Multimedia University, Persiaran Multimedia, 63100 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia Email: norzarina.yatim@mmu.edu.my Al Mansor Abu Said Faculty of Business Multimedia University, Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, 75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka, Malaysia Email: almansor.abu.said@mmu.edu.my Baktiar Hasnan Centre for Alumni Multimedia University, Persiaran Multimedia, 63100 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia Email: baktiar@mmu.edu.my Mohd Firdaus Mohamed Khairi Malaysian Administration Modernization and Management Planning Unit, Putrajaya, Malaysia Email: firdauskhairi@mampu.gov.my Fauwaz Hasbullah, Rosmonaliza Abdul Ghani, Khuzailah Affandi, Azlan Aziz National National Population and Family Development Board (NPFDB), Malaysia |
Abstract | The Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO) have had a negative impact on the financial well-being and digital well-being of B40 or small household income families in urban areas. In responding to the crisis, the government had launched multiple assistance programs to assist the group. Hence, the study intends to examine the relationship of government assistance towards digital and financial well-being of the group. |