VIDEO: For The Sake Of Non-cash Food Assistance To Replace Basic Necessities, Cinnamon Residents In East Jakarta Are Willing To Stand In Long Lines

JAKARTA - This is how people queue to get non-cash food assistance which is converted into cash. The distribution of non-cash food assistance was carried out at the Kayu Manis sub-district office, Matraman District, East Jakarta, Thursday (3/3). Residents are willing to queue under the hot sun to get assistance in the form of cash in lieu of social assistance worth six hundred thousand rupiah. Residents said they were very happy and helped by the assistance from the government. The plan is that residents will return to buy groceries with the money they get. Meanwhile, with the food assistance in the form of cash, it is hoped that it will help the economy of the community affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the full video below.