82 Thousand Families In Solo Can Smile, Soon Will Receive Social Assistance

Illustration (Photo: Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Around 82 thousand beneficiary families (PKM) in the city of Solo, Central Java immediately received social assistance from the central government following the implementation of level 4 community activity restrictions (PPKM).

"About 66,000 of them are cash social assistance (BST) and the rest are PKH (family hope program)," said Head of Surakarta City Social Service Tamso in Solo, as reported by Antara, Friday, July 23.

In addition, he said, there was a distribution of 10 kg of rice by Perum Bulog to each KPM. Meanwhile, specifically for BST whose distribution through PT Pos Indonesia will be distributed starting next week.

"If (the mayor) agrees then the distribution can be through the kelurahan, but waiting for the PPKM cycle to be completed, what is important in its implementation is still implementing the health protocol. In addition, we also extend the time, for example in one kelurahan there are 400 recipients, which should be distributed in two days. distribute it for four days. The time is extended to avoid crowds, but wait for the guardian to agree or not," he said. He said that so far there are around 40,000 KPM proposed to receive the assistance.

"So the Surakarta City Government is the one who budgeted, this has just been closed. It has just been verified to make sure there is double data or not," he said.

He said that the prospective recipients of the social assistance will come from various groups affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including parking attendants, business actors, to art and cultural actors.

"Each recipient will receive goods such as rice, sugar, cooking oil, and several other materials worth Rp. 250,000. If the guardian's proposal is given three times within three months, but that is a decision in the DPRD," he said.