Revealed! BPJS Employment Old Age Guarantee Turns Out To Be Disbursed When Participants Are 56 Years Old

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JAKARTA - The Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah, stipulates that the payment of old-age benefits or JHT can only be disbursed when BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (insurance) participants are 56 years old.

The decision is contained in the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower Number 2/2022 concerning Procedures and Requirements for Payment of Old Age Security Benefits which was ratified on February 4, 2022.

"The benefits of Old Age Guarantee (JHT) for participants who reach retirement age as referred to in Article 2 letter a are given to participants when they reach the age of 56", said Minister of Manpower Ida in the Ministerial Regulation, quoted Friday, February 11.

JHT benefits for participants who reach retirement age also include participants who stop working. Participants who stop working, include workers who resign, are affected by the termination of employment, and those who leave Indonesia for good.

In addition to retirement age, JHT benefits are also paid to participants who experience permanent total disability or die.

JHT benefits for participants who experience permanent total disability are given to participants who experience a permanent total disability before reaching retirement age", said Ida.

Meanwhile, JHT benefits for participants who die are given to the participant's heirs. Previously, Ida's decision drew the spotlight of netizens on Twitter. The Recruiter Account @mas_recruiter asked the Ministry of Manpower together with BPJS Employment to provide information regarding the disbursement of JHT benefits which is set at the age of 56 years.

"If they are laid off, they are not yet 56 years old, there are economic difficulties, there are no savings, the waiting period for them to die is just liquid, it's crazy!" tweeted Tukang Rekrut.

@BPJSTKinfo @KemnakerRI please enlighten me, why can JHT only be fully disbursed when you are 56 years old??

*Besides being disabled and dying.

If you are laid off, you are not yet 56 years old, you have economic difficulties, there is no savings, the waiting period for them to die is just liquid, crazy!

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— Tukang Rekrut (@mas_recruiter) February 10, 2022