Social Assistance Recipient Dies? Social Minister Risma: No New Recipients, Must Go To Heirs

Social Minister Tri Rismaharini when evaluating the distribution of social assistance in Semarang (PHOTO: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Social Affairs, Tri Rismaharini, said that social assistance for beneficiaries who have died can be passed on to their heirs.

"If you receive it in January and then die, it means you are not a new recipient", said Social Minister Risma in Semarang, Antara, Friday, September 3.

He explained that for families who are still in the underprivileged category, the assistance can be passed on to their children, including if the child is still a minor.

"If the child is still small, just appoint a guardian", she said.

Meanwhile, if there is no heir, she said, the local government has the right to propose a new beneficiary as his successor. According to her, the proposed beneficiaries of social assistance come from the local government.

"Those who know exactly the area, we cannot 'fabricate' the data", she said.

He also revealed that the Ministry of Social Affairs always revised the poverty data every month to accommodate regional proposals.