JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria responded to findings of misuse of cash social assistance (BST) to residents of the Capital City who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Riza said that whoever gets a nominal deduction for cash social assistance must report to the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government. This is because the deduction of the nominal value of social assistance is a deviation.
"Please report it. If someone makes a deduction related to BST, we will report it later. We will check who did it. The cutting is not allowed in any form whatever the reason is wrong," said Riza at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, February 17.
Previously, the Social Protection Reform Coalition found that the distribution of cash social assistance (BST) or direct cash assistance (BLT) in DKI Jakarta was still not on target.
Secretary General of the Indonesian People's Struggle Union (SPRI), Dika Moehammad, said that during January to February 2021, there were 1,134 urban poor citizens who had not received BST.
"The occupations of residents who do not get BST include freelance workers, factory workers, pelvic workers, washing workers, peelers, garbage men, mobile coffee sellers, honorary teachers, retail gasoline sellers, fried food traders, and so on," said Dika in his statement. .
The coalition also found that many BST recipients were families with relatively well-off social and economic conditions. Among them, they own cars, rented houses, and even shoe stores.
"Even though the rich family never registered for BST," he said.
There are also findings of extortion mode in the form of nominal deductions for social assistance. The methods range from thank you money, administrative deductions from RT or RW for the construction of RW posts, buying an ambulance, to building places of worship.
"The BST cuts occurred in 9 urban villages. Most of the victims were afraid to report," he said.
For information, BST is social protection assistance for affected communities. BST will only be implemented in DKI Jakarta in 2021 with a nominal grant of 300 thousand for 4 periods or 4 months.
The nominal value and period for receiving BST will follow central government regulations. There are 2 types of BST distribution methods, namely through DKI Bank and PT. Indonesian post. The number of BST recipients was 1,055,216 people.
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