Asked Why The Household Income Limit For DP 0 Increased To Rp. 14 Million, Anies: Later Yes

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: Diah Ayu / VOI)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan was reluctant to answer questions regarding the decision to raise the monthly income limit for residents who can receive a DP house of Rp. 0 to around Rp. 14 million.

"Later, just one thing at a time, okay," said Anies after attending the inauguration of the Regional Board of the Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) at City Hall, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, March 17.

In the Governor's Decree which was signed on June 10, 2020, Anies raised the highest income limit for the recipient of the home loan financing facility without down payment (DP).

Initially, the highest income limit for a family that was allowed to apply for a DP home ownership was Rp. 0 was Rp. 7 million. Now, families whose income reaches Rp.14.8 million are allowed to make this application.

This was confirmed by the Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta Public Housing and Settlement Area Office, Sarjoko. "The change has been a long time ago. It is in the governorship. The highest income limit for DP program recipients is Rp. 0, from Rp. 7 million to Rp. 14.8 million," said Sarjoko on Sunday, March 14.

Sarjoko said the reason for loosening the minimum income limit for DKI residents who want to own apartment units is to increase the target market. Thus, there are also more private companies that want to work together to build Rp 0 DP houses in other locations.

In addition, Anies also cut the target of building a simple flat owned by him (rusunami) in which there is a DP house of Rp. 0, from the initial 232,214 units to 10,460 units.

The reason is because of the COVID-19 pandemic. DKI realized that it could not achieve as many residential ownership targets as promised when Anies first took office. Moreover, a lot of the budget has been spent on handling the pandemic.

"We are making adjustments because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The capacity of DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's budget is corrected," he said.

This was questioned by urban policy analyst from FAKTA, Azas Tigor Nainggolan. Azis felt that the residents' monthly income of Rp. 14.8 million was not categorized as poor or low income.

"Which poor people have a minimum income of Rp. 14 million? Anies Baswedan's determination and way of thinking is strange," said Tigor.