Today, Gus Ipul Meets PPATK Investigate Hundreds Of Thousands Of Social Assistance Recipients Playing Judol

Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Saifullah Yusuf or Gus Ipul (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf or Gus Ipul will meet the Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) Ivan Yustiavandana on Thursday 7 August. The goal is to investigate the alleged case of 600,000 accounts of recipients of social assistance (bansos) used to play online gambling (judol).

This issue became a scene because the social assistance funds that should have been used to meet the needs of life were actually used to play judol.

"Now we have only arrived at the 600,000 who are suspected of receiving social assistance playing judol," said Gus Ipul at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, August 6.

Gus Ipul explained that of the 600,000 recipients of social assistance indicated to play judol, 228,000 of them had not received assistance. While the other 300,000 are still in the process of being investigated.

For this reason, the Ministry of Social Affairs meeting with PPATK is important to explore and verify the accounts of social assistance recipients indicated to be used for judol.

If the recipients misuse social assistance funds to play online gambling, the Ministry of Social Affairs will revoke the distribution of the aid funds.

The government, said Gus Ipul, will also continue to improve data collection so that social assistance funds reach their hands in need. Moreover, President Prabowo Subianto has firmly directed that social assistance must be right on target.

"So God willing, I ask for your blessing, indeed we are following up on Presidential Instruction No. 4 of 2025 concerning accurate data, so that in the future social assistance is really right on target," said Gus Ipul.