BPBD: 48 Families Of Movable Land Victims In Banten Receive Residential Waiting Funds

Moving land causes damage to houses in Lebak Regency, Banten Province. (ANTARA/Mansur)

BANTEN - Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Lebak Regency, Febby Rizki Pratama, said that 48 families whose houses were affected by movable land in Cikulur District received waiting funds for housing from the regional government.

Febby said dozens of residents of Lebak Regency, Banten Province, received housing waiting funds which were distributed to beneficiary families through Bank Jabar-Banten.

He explained that residents whose houses were affected by land movements in Cihuni Village, Curugpanjang Village, Cikulur District, could use the waiting funds for housing to rent temporary housing until permanent housing for them was completed.

The regional government distributed a total of IDR 138 million in housing waiting funds for residents whose houses were affected by land movements.

Each family gets a waiting fund for occupancy of IDR 500 thousand per month. The regional government distributes financial assistance for six months at a time so that each family gets Rp3 million in funds.

"We hope that residential construction can still be realized as soon as possible," said Febby.

The head of Curugpanjang Village, Yadi, said that residents whose houses were affected by land movements generally temporarily live in rented houses and use government funding to pay rent.

Nurhayati (45), a resident of Curugpanjang, said that she received a total occupancy waiting fund of Rp. 3 million in her account without any deductions. "We use the funds to rent a house," he said.