DKI Provincial Government Finds 1.1 Million Social Assistance Recipients in Jakarta Not Eligible

Illustration of social assistance (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Social Service, Premi Lasari, said that her party had compared the number of residents receiving social assistance (bansos) recorded in the integrated social welfare data (DTKS) with a number of other comparative data.

DKI Social Services, said Premi, has updated the DTKS for 5,327,074 residents registered with DTKS, namely improvements to the DTKS determined in February 2022 through sub-district deliberations in June 2022.

"From the February 2022 DTKS, there were 4,497,724 recorded, but 1,143,639 were found to be unfit," said Premi in her statement, Thursday, October 12.

Therefore, the DKI Provincial Government has deleted data on social assistance recipients, both from the APBD and central government social assistance.

"One example of the form of data cleansing carried out is the ineligibility of 25,996 PKH and BPNT social assistance recipients, as well as 12,045 PBI JKN recipients resulting from the equivalent of DTKS ineligibility in February 2022," said Premi.

Meanwhile, of the 206,695 Jakarta Elderly Card (KLJ) social assistance recipients, 6,107 people were excluded from the data.

In detail, 2,516 people died, 37 people moved outside Jakarta, 2,453 people owned cars, 1,059 people had NJOP above IDR 1 billion, and 42 people owned cars and had NJOP above 1 billion.

Of the 21,172 Jakarta Persons with Disabilities Card (KPDJ) recipients, 282 people were issued, with details of 214 people having died, 2 people moving outside Jakarta, 41 people owning cars, and 25 people having NJOP above IDR 1 billion.

Of the 15,355 Jakarta Children's Card (KAJ) recipients, there were 3 people who were expelled, with details of two people having died and one person having moved outside Jakarta.

Meanwhile, the Jakarta Children and Youth Care Card (KPARJ) was 2,527, which was issued because 3 people owned a car.

This verification process, confirmed by Premium, will continue to be carried out by Social Services every year on an ongoing basis to ensure the accuracy of the data that will be used as a reference for providing social assistance in Jakarta.

"After all, this social assistance also uses people's money, so we have to ensure that it is right on target and can be accounted for," she added.