Families Of 4 Bentong Crash Victims To Receive Over RM900,000 Under Lindung 24 Jam Scheme
Four contributors aged between 16 and 25 who died in the Jalan Karak Lama crash were covered under PERKESO's new Lindung 24 Jam scheme, with their dependants set to receive benefits over a 30-year period.
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The Social Security Organisation's (PERKESO) new Lindung 24 Jam scheme has now become a lifeline for the families of four young crash victims
The families of the four victims killed in Saturday's crash along Jalan Karak Lama in Bentong are expected to receive more than RM900,000 in total dependants' benefits over the next 30 years.
According to PERKESO, the four victims — V Mugilan, 25, A Kanabati Raja, 19, K Alaganathan, 21, and M Parathanman, 16 — were active contributors covered under the Employees' Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4).
Each family will also receive a RM3,000 funeral management benefit.
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Here's what each family will receive
PERKESO said Mugilan's dependants are entitled to an invalidity pension of RM562.50 a month, with his wife receiving payments for life and his two-year-old child until the age of 21 or upon completing a first degree.
Alaganathan's parents will receive RM564.36 per month for life, while his siblings will continue to receive payments until they turn 21.
Meanwhile, Kanabati Raja's family will receive RM1,647 a month, while Parathanman's dependants are entitled to RM891 a month.
Combined, the total dependants' benefits payable to the four families over the next 30 years are expected to exceed RM900,000, according to PERKESO.
Mugilan's elder sister, V Moganah.
Image via Khirrul Nirwan Bahaudin/New Straits TimesThe tragedy highlights why Lindung 24 Jam was introduced
PERKESO said the case demonstrates the importance of extending social security protection beyond working hours through the new scheme, which came into effect on 1 June.
The scheme protects contributors, both Malaysians and foreigners, involved in accidents outside of work, ensuring their families continue receiving financial support even if the incident is unrelated to their employment.
"This 24-hour protection scheme safeguards the contributors' families, ensuring their survival, education, and dignity remain protected," PERKESO said.
While the Non-Employment Injury Scheme was introduced as mandatory, contributions to the scheme have since been made voluntary after pushback from Malaysians, with the government clarifying that the scheme would remain mandatory for foreign workers.
The scheme has already helped other families
PERKESO also revealed that the family of Muhammad Hafizi Muhammad Rizal, a 22-year-old factory operator from Kedah, became the first to receive dependants' benefits under Lindung 24 Jam after he was killed in a road accident on 12 June while travelling to a friend's house after work.
Before the scheme was introduced, the accident would not have qualified for compensation because it happened outside working hours.
His dependants will receive a RM3,000 funeral benefit and RM378 in monthly dependants' benefits.
PERKESO has also approved claims for two Penang contributors who were injured in separate accidents at home, including a man who fell while trimming a rambutan tree and a woman who suffered burns after being scalded by hot water.
Both received temporary disablement benefits under the new scheme.
