JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that 91.11 percent of the 379,592 elderly people (elderly) who were in the 1-4 data of the National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) had pocketed health insurance from the government.
BPS Head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti stated that the fulfillment of these basic rights was channeled through the National Health Insurance Premium Assistance (PBI JKN) BPJS Health scheme.
"Of the 379,592 elderly who entered desil 1-4, 91.11 percent have health insurance through PBI. (There are) 118,711 elderly people living alone, of which 59.31 percent have received PBI," said Amalia, in the National Elderly Day (HLUN) 2026 Commemoration Event with the theme "Indonesian Elderly Grow Together" with the Ministry of Social Affairs in Kupang, NTT, Sunday, quoted by Antara.
He explained that the mapping of social clusters for a total of 379,592 elderly people in the lowest desil group was successfully carried out thanks to the integration of increasingly accurate data.
This portrait of the demographic of vulnerable groups in East Nusa Tenggara is considered one of the crucial references in the update of the DTSEN.
According to him, the step of inclusive social protection intervention, including for the elderly in NTT, is expected to reduce the extreme poverty rate and increase the life expectancy rate in the eastern Indonesian region.
"The update of DTSEN continues to be carried out so that social assistance is targeted. Reconciliation with the Civil Registry every three months is also carried out," said Amalia.
Based on data published by BPS on February 5, 2026, the number of poor people in NTT in September 2025 was 1.03 million people, down 57,09 thousand people compared to March 2025. This figure, when compared to September 2024, decreased by 76,24 thousand people.
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