BFM Podcast

Getting It Right on the B40 Terminology

Tan KW
Publish date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019, 12:27 PM

Gregory Ho Wai Son, Co-author of the report and Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute

03-Oct-19 07:45

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. 

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