This is the way to check the status of all IDR 500,000 BLT recipients

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The government, through the Ministry of Social Affairs, has redistributed social assistance, namely cash social assistance (BST) worth Rs 500,000 or Rs 500,000 for social assistance for people who are not beneficiaries of the Family Hope Program ( PKH).

The BLT for non-PKH commodities is targeted at 9 million beneficiary households (KPM). Each recipient received cash funds of IDR 500,000 (BLT IDR 500,000).

For people who are not included in the PKH beneficiaries, they can check their status (welfare check of Rp. 500,000) if they get Rp. 500,000 from the government or not accessing checkbansos.siks.kemsos.go.id.

After entering the official website of the recipients of government aid, in the first column, the public can use 3 alternatives, including the identity number registered in the Integrated Social Welfare Data System (DTKS), the membership number of BPJS Health or Population Identification Number (NIK).

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Then, after the identity to be used, in the second column the identification number and write down the complete funds registered in the Identity Card (KTP).

Do not forget to enter the captcha code according to the letters that appear on the screen below the column. Then click the “Search” button.

The cash welfare beneficiary application system (BST) will then process the entered data and issue information on whether the entered identity is registered as a BLT Rp 500,000 beneficiary or not.

Earlier, Social Affairs Minister Juliari P Batubara said that this assistance was provided to help people affected by the covid-19 pandemic. He said that the beneficiary families (KPM) of this program were BPNT programs not KPM PKH.

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“We provide cash assistance of Rs 500,000 (Rs 500,000 assistance),” Juliari said at the time. launching cash welfare program for non-PKH staple food cards, Monday (8/31/2020).

He said the funds were transferred to the KKS (prosperous family card) card and could be withdrawn in cash at Himbara banks’ ATMs and were not subject to administration fees.

The funds can be used to increase food purchases or to meet daily needs. “You are not allowed to buy legumes, cigarettes and other useless items,” he said.

Juliari said that the social assistance provided by the Ministry of Social Affairs is not only now. However, it also started at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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In addition to the cash social assistance program, Juliari said that the Ministry of Social Affairs continues to run regular programs such as the Family Hope Program (PKH) and Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT).

Asep Poor Managing Director General Sasa Purnama said the total budget for cash welfare (BST) for 9 million beneficiary families (KPM) was IDR 4.5 billion.

Asep said that the cash welfare was made once for the beneficiary’s family.

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