Social Assistance in Cash is extended in 2021, here’s how to check everything

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) will extend the social cash assistance (BST) of 300,000 IDR in 2021.

The social assistance was provided by the government as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic that has not shown that it will end.

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (Menko PMK) Muhadjir Effendy said that the BST program in 2021 will run until the first half.

“The BST is scheduled to be administered from January to June 2021,” Muhadjir said on the website. Compass TV, Monday (12/21/2020).

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Muhadjir said that by distributing the BST, his party was cooperating with PT Pos Indonesia (Persero).

This is done because not all potential welfare recipients have bank accounts.

Like the previous social assistance, the social assistance will also be distributed around Jabodetabek and outside of Jabodetabek.

In DKI Jakarta particularly, your party will coordinate with the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta for technical distribution.

“Meanwhile, for social assistance outside of Jabodetabek, we are still using the initial scheme, that is, regular social assistance and the Covid-19 social safety net,” he said.

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Meanwhile, the director general of the Ministry of Social Affairs for the Management of the Poor Asep Sasa Purnama said that social assistance was expected to be delivered on time and on schedule.

“It is also in the goal of supporting economic recovery and national economic resilience,” Asep said.

The assistance will be provided to beneficiary families (KPM) of the Family Hope Program (PKH) who have not received social assistance.

In addition, this help is also provided to PKH participants whose identification numbers (NIK) and KTP are registered in the Integrated Data of Social Welfare (DTKS) of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

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Those who can obtain social assistance can consult it directly through the official website of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

The first step, participants can log into the dtks website address. kemensos.go.id, then select the DTKS membership ID.

Then write the ID membership number in the DTKS and enter the name as indicated in the ID.

Then click the search button to adjust the entered ID and name.

If the participant’s name appears in database, then a description will appear.

By providing this social assistance by 2021, the government has prepared a budget of IDR 12 billion for 10 million KPM.