Dinsos Sends Dozens of Displaced People in Bali to Their Home Areas

DENPASAR - The Bali Social, Empowerment of Women, and Child Protection Agency (Dinsos P3A) has repatriated dozens of displaced people to their home during January 2026.

"The Ministry of Social Affairs has repatriated as many as 12 displaced people to their home areas until January 26, 2026, the repatriation was carried out selectively as an effort to reduce the number of displaced people in Bali," said Head of Social Affairs P3A Bali Anak Agung Sagung Mas Dwipayani, Tuesday, January 27.

Of the 12 people, four are from East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), three from West Java, two from East Java, and one from Bengkulu.

The facilitation of the repatriation of displaced people can be carried out by the Bali Provincial Government because it has established cooperation through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a number of provinces to facilitate the repatriation of displaced residents from outside Bali.

"We have cooperation with several provinces, repatriation is carried out through travel and all costs are borne by the Bali Provincial Government," he said.

For each repatriation, the Bali P3A Social Affairs Department allocates around Rp300 thousand for transportation including food and drink.

There is no additional allowance given by the local government, the repatriation of displaced people is also selective, all of this is aimed at reducing cases.

Sagung Mas said that repatriation was strict, namely one person could only be facilitated to repatriate a maximum of one time a year.

This is aimed at preventing abuse of the program, the social affairs office strictly records every person who is repatriated.

"There are many ways to come to Bali on the pretext of going on vacation, then claim to have run out of supplies and ask to be sent home, it can only be facilitated once a year," he said.

If someone claims not to have a KTP, the Bali P3A Social Affairs Office will coordinate with the district head to ensure the identity and history of his repatriation.

"If it has ever been facilitated in the same year, we will not return it again, we have the data," he said.

This tightening has been quite successful as a trigger for the decline in the number of displaced people returning from Bali to outside the province, because previously the information circulating from mouth to mouth of the repatriation by the social affairs was very easy.

Based on data from the Bali Dinsos P3A, the number of returnees of displaced people in 2024 was recorded as 391 people, a decrease of 65 people.

"This figure decreased to 326 people in 2025, this decline because we are really selective who have been repatriated in one year no longer facilitated," he emphasized.

In addition to abandoned people, Sagung Mas also handles the repatriation of punk children.

During 2025, the number of punk children returning home decreased, along with the role of Satpol PP who first conducted guidance so that it had a deterrent effect.

The Bali Provincial Government has also facilitated the repatriation of people with mental disorders (ODGJ), provided they have undergone treatment until they are declared recovered.

Throughout 2025, the most returnees were from Java Island, most of them claiming to work as shipboys at Benoa Port or as handymen, but did not receive wages as promised by the employer.

Before being repatriated, all displaced people undergo health checks, if found sick, they will be treated first at the government hospital, then, they will be trained and issued.

"After all of these are fulfilled, they will be sent home, the homeless people are those who have run out of supplies, have no family in Bali, and are unable to meet their basic needs," said Sagung Mas.