Minister Of PKP Provides 20 Thousand Houses For Indonesian Migrant Workers, Minister Karding Will Follow Up On The Conditions

Minister of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) Abdul Kadir Karding at the Stakeholder Gathering with the Housing Ecosystem organized by BP Tapera in Jakarta, Thursday night (17/4/2025). (ANTARA/HO-KP2MI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) Abdul Kadir Karding welcomed the initiative of the Minister of Public Housing and Settlements (PKP) Maruarar Sirait to provide 20 thousand subsidized houses for Indonesian migrant workers (PMI).

Through this provision, migrant workers will become one of 10 beneficiaries of housing financing liquidity facilities (FLPP) and Tapera.

This was conveyed by Minister Karding after attending the Stakeholder Gathering with the Housing Ecosystem organized by BP Tapera in Jakarta, Thursday, April 17 evening.

"We must welcome the good intentions of the Minister of PKP, because this is an opportunity for migrant workers to own a house," he said in a written statement from KP2MI, Friday, April 18, which was confiscated by Antara.

However, Minister Karding wants his ministry to sit down with the Ministry of PKP and BP Tapera to formulate conditions for getting a home, which of course also relieves migrant workers.

"Because there is indeed a slight problem, because to access this subsidized house, the minimum salary that must be owned is Rp. 8 million, while our migrant workers are more than that," he said.

Another problem is the matter of the period of house installments, which is generally more than 10 years. Meanwhile, the contract period of Indonesian migrant workers, continued Minister Karding, was only around 2 years, which was extended only a few times.

"This is what we want to discuss with the Minister of PKP," said Minister Karding.

When asked about the distribution of subsidized housing locations that can be accessed by migrant workers, Minister Karding added that this would be adjusted to data from Indonesian migrant workers.

"We announce, which will definitely be open, migrant workers or retired migrant workers may register," said Minister Karding.

In addition to migrant workers, the segmentation of FLPP and Tapera beneficiaries is 20 thousand farmers, 20 thousand fishermen, 20 thousand workers, 14,500 Polri units, 3 thousand Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy units and 2 thousand Ministry of Home Affairs units.

Furthermore, the Ministry of Finance has 2,000 units, BP a thousand units and household assistants (ART) a thousand units. The ten segmentations of the FLPP beneficiaries are currently in the process of formulating the terms and conditions that will receive them.

Meanwhile, 5,760 units have worked together as recipients of FLPP and Tapera, namely the Indonesian Army, 20 thousand teachers, 30 thousand health workers and a thousand journalists.