JAKARTA - Social Minister (Mensos) Saifullah Yusuf admitted that the family of the late YBS, a fourth grade student at an elementary school in Ngada Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), had never been recorded as a recipient of social assistance (bansos) from the government.
The statement was made by the Minister of Social Affairs in response to the death of YBS, which was allegedly related to heavy pressure due to the family's economic conditions, including limitations in meeting school needs, such as books and stationery.
"The parents of the deceased YBS have never been recorded as beneficiaries (KPM) so they have not received social assistance so far," said Saifullah Yusuf, Thursday, February 5.
The Minister of Social Affairs emphasized that the Ministry of Social Affairs had sent a team to the location to conduct a direct assessment of the deceased's family, including the grandmother who had been a caregiver.
"We have deployed a team to the field to conduct an assessment. Hopefully, the family of the deceased YBS and his grandmother can immediately be included in the integrated social welfare data (DTKS) so that they are entitled to receive assistance in the future," he said.
The case of YBS' death has become a public spotlight and reflects that there are still serious problems in data collection and distribution of social assistance. YBS who is still sitting in elementary school is known to live in a very limited economic condition.
It was revealed that the grandmother had received social assistance, but her name was then crossed off the KPM list so that the assistance rights were suspended. The deletion is suspected to have occurred without adequate accompaniment.
On the same occasion, Saifullah Yusuf also admitted that the inaccuracy of social assistance targets was still a national problem. "Of the total social assistance disbursed from 2024 to 2025, about 45% is still not targeted," he said.
He added, of the approximately 35 million data recipients of social assistance that must be verified, only 12 million citizens have been validated. Meanwhile, the rest are still waiting for the ground check or direct verification process in the field. "There are still millions of data that we must verify so that the assistance is really received by the people who are entitled," he concluded.
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