JAKARTA - The Ministry of Social Affairs is preparing the People's School learning for the 2026-2027 academic year starting next July. Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf or Gus Ipul said that this year's student allocation reached 32 thousand people.
This number adds to the number of participants in the People's School, which previously had more than 15 thousand students. With this addition, the total number of students in the People's School is estimated to reach more than 46 thousand people.
"The implementation of people's schools in 2026-2027, God willing, we will start learning in July next year with an allocation of 32,000 students for this year," Gus Ipul said at the Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, Tuesday, May 12.
Gus Ipul conveyed this before reporting three main agendas of the Ministry of Social Affairs to the President. The three agendas are data updates, targeted social assistance, and People's Schools.
According to Gus Ipul, updating data is the key to ensuring that social assistance is not addressed incorrectly. Kemensos will also use the latest data from the Central Statistics Agency update and match it with the Financial Transaction Reporting and Analysis Center or PPATK data.
Gus Ipul said social assistance should not make recipients lose the incentive to be self-sufficient. Therefore, social assistance recipients, especially those who are still productive, will be directed to participate in government empowerment programs.
"This social assistance is expected not to demotivate the community. In fact, on the contrary, with this social assistance, it is expected that the community will be more enthusiastic by following other strategic programs of the President," he said.
He said the empowerment program was an important part of poverty alleviation. The government wants social assistance not to stop as aid money, but to encourage poor people to enter productive activities.
Regarding the 3-kilogram LPG subsidy, Gus Ipul said the discussion would be carried out together with the relevant ministries. The Ministry of Social Affairs will be involved if the discussion concerns data and beneficiary groups.
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