I think many are not aware of the changes in the SARA (Sumbangan Asas Rahmah) program.
Initially, this program was for registered people with the welfare department. Starting in April,
those who were eligible for STR (Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah), a cash aid program, are also eligible for SARA.
In SARA program, the money is linked to your MyKad and paid monthly, from April till December 2025. It can only be used to buy approved grocery items in specified shops/hypermarkets.
The items would be tagged SARA on the shelves and payment counters would be marked with SARA signs.
During payment (at the cashier counter), the items would be scanned twice. Once for approval by SARA, and once for the item's price.
If buying both SARA eligible and not eligible items, you need to separate them and do 2 separate payments.
For the SARA eligible items (which cover a very wide range of food stuff but not fresh produce), you hand over your MyKad first before price scanning.
The bill were be deducted from the balance amount in the MyKad. See below receipt...

To check whether you have SARA... enter your MyKad in this link...
https://checkstatus.mykasih.net/sara2/checkstatus
This post has been edited by ScooterBoi: Jul 18 2025, 10:09 PM