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Payments include disability benefits, medical expenses, says deputy minister.

Need to protect group especially when husbands jobless.

She also received RM14k to cover his medical, funeral expenses.

It will also use RM110m for long-term payments to next of kin.

This is after Socso extended its coverage to domestic workers two months ago.

PSWS claims domestic workers who tried to register with Socso offices have been turned away by uninformed staff.

The show features the success stories and experiences of 'Return To Work' participants.

Socso discovered the fake claims which govt views seriously, says human resources minister.

Minister also urges all Socso staff to be honorary ambassadors for the organisation's products and services.

There is a need for a special committee of inquiry into the management of Socso funds.

By January end, Socso initiated action against almost 300 firms for false claims under the Wage Subsidy Programme.

Unemployment rate recorded downward trend from 4.6pct in Sept to 4.5pct this month.

Bukit Gasing rep wants to know if govt is subsidising price of test kit at lower than promised amount.

'The ministry will temporarily suspend payments to employers involved in false claims' - Awang Hashim.

Human resources minister says this will cover Selangor, Sabah and federal territories.

Socso has received 325,506 applications from employers representing 2.66 million employees.

The applications involve 2.2 million workers, mostly from micro industries and SMEs, and an allocation of RM4.03 billion.