We often  use the term “B40” as a shorthand for poor or low-income households.


The Khazanah Research Institute recently released a report which suggests we should rethink using term “B40” category as a shorthand for poor or low-income households.


KRI proposed demarcation different categories of households by factoring in location, household sizes and consumption levels.


We speak to Gregory Ho Wai Son, co-author of the report and Research Associate at Khazanah Research Institute to get a better understanding of the report. 

We often&nbsp;&nbsp;use the term &ldquo;B40&rdquo; as a shorthand for poor or low-income households.
 The Khazanah Research Institute recently released a report which suggests we should rethink using term &ldquo;B40&rdquo; category as a shorthand for poor or low-income households.
 KRI proposed demarcation different categories of households by factoring in location, household sizes and consumption levels.
 We speak to Gregory Ho Wai Son, co-author of the report and Research Associate at Khazanah Research Institute to get a better understanding of the report.&nbsp;

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