There are more than 100 thousand recipients who are not eligible for the social aid, the minister, colloquially known as Gus Ipul, informed here on Tuesday.
With payments stopped for 55 thousand ineligible recipients, his administration is now focusing on halting social aid for the remaining 44 thousand.
Besides civil servants and state-owned company employees, the ineligible aid recipients include National Defense Force (TNI) and police personnel, doctors, lecturers, managers, executives, and employees of region-owned companies.
He cited data from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), which indicates that 27,932 state-owned company employees are receiving social aid.
To ensure that the aid is on target, his administration is collaborating with Statistics Indonesia (BPS) and other relevant stakeholders to implement National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN), in response to a presidential instruction emphasizing data updation, accuracy, and interoperability.
Yusuf said that data is updated every three months, so it stays relevant to population dynamics and events, such as births, deaths, and migrations. The updated data is then handed to the BPS. It is validated and verified prior to being used as a basis for social aid.
The social aid provided to ineligible recipients will be rerouted to those who need it more, such as people living in extreme poverty or people belonging to vulnerable groups.
The minister also urged people to participate in updating recipient data by using the Cek Bansos app. People can also report ineligible recipients through the application.
Further, the app allows individuals to register prospective recipients who are eligible for aid but have not started receiving it. To do so, identification and other documentation need to be attached for verification, he said.
“If (you) feel like your neighbor, or yourself, are supposed to get social aid but are not getting it, give information on the identity so we can verify it,” he added.
The initiative is expected to ensure more effective and efficient social aid allocation, allowing the program to truly help those in need, he said.
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Translator: Lintang Budiyanti Prameswari, Mecca Yumna
Editor: Primayanti
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