Latest income survey boasts new methods of calculating poverty | The Malaysian Insight

Statistics Department director Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin says its latest survey on household income is aimed at addressing some of the criticisms Malaysia has faced concerning how it calculates poverty. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, February 13, 2020.

NEW methods of calculating poverty and the real costs of living are among some of the new metrics that will be introduced in the latest official Household Income Survey due out in April. These new measurements, said Statistics Department director Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin, will give a more accurate picture of the levels of deprivation nationwide to aid policy makers channel funds more effectively.

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