The Government Disbursed IDR 31.99 Billion To Repair 457 Uninhabitable Houses In East Kalimantan PPU

The Madani Gate of North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan Province (ANTARA/Nyaman Bagus Purwaniawan)

The government disbursed Rp31,990,000,000 in 2023 for the repair of 457 uninhabitable houses (RTLH) in Penajam Paser Utara (PPU) Regency, East Kalimantan Province (Kaltim).

Head of the Housing, Settlement and Parks Division of the PPU Regency Housing, Settlement and Land Office (Perkimtan) Khairil Achmad said the number of green open spaces in the area nicknamed Benuo Taka was 2,123 units.

"So that there are 1,666 uninhabitable housing units that still need repair assistance and will be carried out in stages," he said, Wednesday, November 29, which was confiscated by Antara. A total of 457 RTLH units spread across the four sub-districts are now in the process of being repaired and are targeted to be 100 percent completed by the end of this year. "Recipients of benefits or aid do not hold money. They only see the price of materials purchased for housing improvement purposes and then related to banking," he explained. RLTH improvement budget from district governments and provincial governments each Rp25 million per unit, while from the central government Rp20 million per unit.