The Economy Increases, 3,665 Families Graduate From PKH In Mukomuko

Head of Social and Facilities Empowerment Division of the Social Service of Mukomuko Regency, Eli Susbenti (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Around 3,665 families no longer receive social assistance in the form of the Family Hope Program (PKH) and Non-cash Food Assistance (BPNT) in Mukomuko Regency, Bengkulu Province. The lack of assistance was due to their increasing economy. "Currently, as many as 5,700 families have received PKH, a decrease of 665 families compared to the previous 6,365 families," said Head of Social and Poor Empowerment Division of the Mukomuko Regency Social Service Eli Susbenti in Mukomuko, Saturday, quoted from ANTARA. He explained that as many as 665 families no longer receive PKH, because there are no more components such as school children and the economy of this family is well established. Then, there are also families who have their own efforts, so that they are included in the program of economic heroes or pens, they are given business capital assistance, so that they leave the PKH participation. Furthermore, he said, there were also families who received BPNT who left, from around 15,000 families to 12,000 families, or decreased by about 3,000 families. The reasons for leaving as BPNT recipients, because they are established and some have died.

He said the social assistance in the form of money received by each family who received PKH with BPNT was different. He added that if BPNT recipients receive social assistance of all, which is Rp. 200,000 per month, while BPNT recipients receive assistance from school children, the higher the school level, the greater the greater. "PKH is in accordance with components. Elementary school children receive assistance every quarter or every three months amounting to Rp. 375 thousand and high school children Rp. 500 thousand," he said.