These Are The Contents Of The DKI Bansos Package Worth Rp.149 Thousand For Communities Affected By The COVID-19 Pandemic

Assistance received by DKI residents (Photo: Public Relations of Perumda Pasar Jaya)

JAKARTA - The DKI Provincial Government has implemented a social assistance program during the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) period. This assistance is intended for the poor and vulnerable to poverty due to the corona virus pandemic or COVID-19.

Some people who have received social assistance question the nominal amount obtained from this social assistance. They felt that the assistance they had received was not worth the Rp. 600 thousand promised by President Joko Widodo for the residents of DKI.

This is because the assistance they received contained 5 kg of rice, 2 cans of protein food, 1 pack of 0.9 liter cooking oil, 2 packs of biscuits, 2 pieces of cloth masks, and 2 sticks of soap. No cash assistance was provided.

Chairman of Commission A DPRD DKI Mujiyono explained, one social assistance package that has been distributed and packaged by Perumda Pasar Jaya is worth Rp.149,500. Aid will be sent four times. So, when totaled, the assistance reached Rp. 600 thousand.

"The provincial government plans to make four deliveries. (Bansos) is from the BTT budget with a package value of Rp.149,500. So that if it is multiplied by 4, the amount received by residents becomes Rp. 598 thousand, close to Rp. 600 thousand," Mujiyono told reporters, Tuesday. , April 14th.

Mujiyono said, this social assistance will be distributed to 1.2 million families who live in DKI Jakarta. This social assistance is distributed every day, starting from April 9 to 24, 2020. The packages received by the community come from the DKI Jakarta 2020 APBD unexpected expenditure funds (BTT).

As many as 1.2 million households receiving social assistance from the APBD are stage I recipients. Meanwhile, social assistance from the APBN through the Ministry of Social Affairs will be distributed to 1.25 million other households after the phase I distribution of social assistance is completed.

Criteria for social assistance recipients in Jakarta

Head of the DKI Jakarta Social Service, Irmansyah said, the social assistance recipients are people who are recorded in the Integrated Social Welfare Data (DTKS), then recipients of existing assistance such as DKI Jakarta Social Welfare Cards such as KJP Plus, KJMU, Jakarta Elderly Cards, Disability Cards, Needs Fulfillment Cards Basic (KSD) Children, PMT-AS, and Cheap Food Jakarta.

Furthermore, they have an income of less than IDR 5 million per month, are laid off or are sent home with a reduction or don't receive a salary, cannot sell again, and their income has been drastically reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

For residents who meet these criteria but have not registered or do not have a Jakarta ID card even though they are domiciled in Jakarta, said Irmansyah, they can immediately report to the local RW.

"When reporting, you are required to fill out the PSBB COVID-19 social assistance application form, attach a domicile certificate from the head of the local RT, and attach a termination letter (PHK) from the company for those affected by layoffs or being sent home," said Irmansyah.

Irmansyah explained, the distribution of social assistance was carried out through the delivery method to the recipient's residential address. The head of the RW will verify the recipient's data and send it directly to the recipient's door with the application of physical distancing protocols. So, residents do not need to gather to get help, in order to minimize the potential for COVID-19 transmission.

"The mayors, sub-district heads, village heads and local RW heads also oversee the distribution process of social assistance, as well as collaborate with the TNI and Polri in security and order, including disciplining the community in implementing rules while outside the home," he concluded.