"The BSU has been received by 8,432,533 workers across Indonesia through Himbara banks. Meanwhile, for workers who do not have a Himbara bank account, it will be disbursed through Pos Indonesia starting from next week," she informed in a statement released on Thursday.
With 8,432,533 workers receiving the aid, the disbursement has reached 65.66 percent of the 14.6 million targeted beneficiaries, she said.
Fauziyah further noted that until the phase 5 disbursement, BSU has been provided to workers with Himbara bank accounts. Meanwhile, there are those who are eligible for the assistance but have not received the aid because they do not have an account with Himbara banks.
While assisting President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) during the review of BSU disbursement to workers in Bandung, West Java, on Thursday, the minister conveyed that her ministry is cooperating with PT Pos Indonesia to accelerate the disbursement this year.
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"It is being done so that workers who do not have an account with Himbara banks do not need to open an account because it (the aid) will be disbursed through PT Pos Indonesia," she said.
She assured that the disbursement, whether through Himbara banks or PT Pos Indonesia, will not burden the beneficiaries.
The government is providing wage subsidy assistance to help eligible workers maintain their purchasing power amid an increase in the prices of goods due to a rise in fuel prices.
Under the program, Rp600 thousand is being provided to the targeted beneficiaries.
The targeted beneficiaries are workers who meet several requirements: they are Indonesian nationals, active participants in the Workers Social Security Agency's (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan's) program as of July 2022, earn a maximum of Rp3.5 million per month, and are not state civil apparatus (ASN) or members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) or National Police (Polri).
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Translator: Prisca Triferna, Raka Adji
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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