JAKARTA - The Ministry of Social Affairs has distributed regular social assistance from the Hope Family Program (PKH) and Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT) for the first quarter to Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra as of February 1.
"On February 1, 2026, affected residents will receive regular PKH and basic food or BPNT social assistance, so we have channeled it for the first quarter specifically in the three provinces," said Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Agus Jabo Priyono at a working meeting of the Minister of Social Affairs, Head of BNPB, Head of PKH, and Baznas with Commission VIII of the DPR, in Jakarta, Tuesday, February 3.
He explained in detail the number of PKH and BPNT recipients for disaster-affected residents in Sumatra.
For Aceh, there are 318,143 families who benefit from the PKH program with a total budget of Rp. 235,614,175,000.
Then for food assistance or BPNT in Aceh was distributed to as many as 519,754 families.
"So the total budget for Aceh Province, both PKH and basic necessities, is as much as Rp. 311,852,400,000," said Agus Jabo Priyono.
Meanwhile, for North Sumatra Province, the PKH recipients are 513,914 families.
Meanwhile, food assistance or BPNT was distributed to 889,212 families.
The total budget for PKH and BPNT in North Sumatra that has been disbursed is IDR 533,527,200,000.
Then for West Sumatra Province, there are 188,279 PKH recipients with a total budget of Rp. 144,586,375,000.
Food assistance or BPNT is distributed to 354,072 families with a total budget of Rp. 212,443,200,000.
He added that as of February 1, 2026, the number of deaths due to hydrometeorological disasters in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra reached 1,204 people.
"There are 53 districts/cities that are affected, then the total number of displaced people is 106,000, and 140 people are still missing," said Agus Jabo Priyono as reported by ANTARA.
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