Viral charges, residents with a salary of Rp. 20 million Apply for help, can I get social aid?

YAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – A viral load on social media about a citizen who claimed to have a salary of tens of millions of rupees, but now life is quite difficult in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the charge, it was claimed that he had a salary of Rp.20 million per month, but during this Covid-19 pandemic his salary was Rp.10 million per month.

With that amount of money, you have to pay various necessities, like paying home and car loans, so the money is only Rp. He also hopes to get help from the government because he can no longer carry on with his daily life.

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The above burden may be a reflection of Capital’s current residents in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Of what was enough before, but immediately the income fell immediately.

However, with a salary description like that, is it worth it to get social assistance?

DKI Jakarta Head of Social Service Irmansyah once explained that there were various criteria for citizens who were entitled to receive food assistance from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government during PSBB.

One of them are holders of the Jakarta Citizens’ Social Welfare Card, such as holders of the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) Plus.

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Existing recipients of aid from the Jakarta Social Welfare Card, namely KJP Plus, KJMU (Jakarta Senior Student Card), Jakarta Elder Card, Disability Card, Basic Needs Card for Children (KSD) , PMT-AS and Cheap Food of Jakarta, “Irmansyah said in a press release on Monday (04/13/2020).

Other criteria are residents registered in the integrated social welfare data (DTKS), have an income of less than Rp.5 million per month and cannot sell again.

Social assistance was also provided to those who were fired or laid off without receiving wages, and incomes were drastically reduced due to Covid-19.

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According to Irmansyah, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government has included citizens who are entitled to receive assistance.

“For the list of recipient names, residents can contact call center “The Jakarta Social Service through the phone number 021-426 5115 or through the local RW administration,” he said.

Based on the above ratings, residents are not classified as recipients of social assistance.

This is because it does not include KJS, KJP, or other cardholders. She is also not a victim of layoffs and her income is not less than Rs 5 million.