Including IKN Development, Ministry Of PUPR Allocates Rp2 Triliun Bangun 5,379 House Units This Year

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) will allocate funds of IDR 2 trillion to build 5,379 flats (Rusun) this year.

The many allocations include the continued construction of construction workers' residences in the State Capital (IKN) of the Archipelago, East Kalimantan.

"(Development) of flats totaled Rp2.002 trillion for the construction of 5,379 units," said Director General of Housing of the Ministry of PUPR Iwan Suprijanto in a hearing meeting with Commission V DPR RI monitored online, Wednesday, January 25.

Iwan explained that this includes the multi year contract (MYC) budget allocation for 2022-2023 OPOR activities as many as 59 towers and the continued occupancy of construction workers at IKN Nusantara as many as 22 towers, consisting of 1,040 units.

"So, it is hoped that in the not too distant future, in February it can be used and functioned," he said.

In addition to the housing of construction workers at IKN Nusantara, the flats to be built include the Peusangan Al Muslim Foundation Flats in Aceh, the Ali Baharudin Islamic Boarding School in North Sumatra, Raden Mattaher Hospital in Jambi, the Tangerang City Kedaung Collaboration Flat, the Bina Insan Mulia Cirebon, and the Gorontalo Lansia Flat.

Not only flats, the Ministry of PUPR will also build 3,362 special houses (Rusus) worth IDR 0.89 trillion.

The Rusus to be built, namely for communities affected by natural disasters and social conflicts, such as in Central Sulawesi, South Minahasa, Kupang Regency, Sampang Regency and Lebak Regency, including the implementation of 360 units of OPOR activities and the construction of official houses in IKN in multi years contract 2022-2024.

The Ministry of PUPR will also continue the pro-people program through efforts to improve the quality of people's homes through the distribution of self-help housing assistance of IDR 3.19 trillion to improve the quality of inadequate houses as many as 145,000 units throughout Indonesia through the Self-Help Housing Stimulant Assistance Program (BSPS) scheme, including to support the handling of Extreme Poverty (PKE) at least 20 percent.

Then, the Ministry of PUPR will distribute assistance for the construction of facilities and utilities (PSU) worth IDR 0.38 trillion for 27,825 units in 34 provinces, three PSU locations for housing access roads, and 100 units of Modular Growing Core Houses. Earthquake-resistant.

This is to help low-income people (MBR) in getting houses that are of higher quality and livable.