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KOMPAS.com – Ministry of Social Affairs ( Ministry of Social Affairs) return to channel aid to the community in the form of social assistance cash (BST) worth IDR 300,000 per month.

This Cash Social Assistance is a phase two distribution that runs until December 2020.

Previously, the Ministry of Social Affairs had distributed BST worth IDR 600,000 per month which was distributed from April to June 2020.

Minister of Social Affairs Juliari P Batubara said that this assistance was channeled to help people affected by Covid-19.

Ministry of Social Affairs spokesman Adhy Karyono said Rp. 300,000 was distributed to 9 million beneficiary families (KPM).

The nine million recipients of cash social assistance are not recipients of the Family Hope Program (PKH).

“BST recipients are non-PKH and Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT) recipients, the condition is that participants cannot accept PKH and BPNT,” said Adhy when contacted. Kompas.com, Saturday (7/11/2020).

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According to Adhy, participants who are entitled to BST Rp. 300,000 per month are those who have data in the Integrated Social Welfare Data (DTKS).

Those who are not registered with the DTKS are also entitled to get BST with special conditions.

“So, even though it is outside the DTKS, it is in accordance with the regional proposal that the person has been affected by Covid-19,” said Adhy.

Distribution through Himbara and Pos Indonesia

The distribution of aid worth IDR 300,000 will be channeled by transfer to the account of each recipient or through PT Pos Indonesia.

For participants who have an account, fund distribution will be transferred in collaboration with the State-Owned Bank Association (Himbara).

“For those who have BRI, BNI, Mandiri, and BTN accounts, they will be transferred through banks, but if the DTKS does not have an account, the assistance will be channeled using PT Pos,” said Adhy.

Conditions for getting help

As reported Kompas.com, 6 May 2020, Kemensos has set a number of conditions for the community entitled to BST, including:

• Prospective recipients are people who are included in the RT / RW data collection and are in the village
• Potential recipients are those who have lost their livelihoods amid the corona pandemic
• Prospective recipients are not registered as recipients of other social assistance (bansos) from the central government, such as PKH, Sebako Cards, Food Packages, Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT) to Pre-Work Cards
• If prospective recipients do not get social assistance from other programs, but have not been registered by the RT / RW, then they can communicate it to village officials
• If the prospective recipient meets the requirements, but does not have a National Identity Number (NIK) and Identity Card (KTP), the person concerned will still receive assistance without making a KTP first. However, the recipient must be domiciled in the village and their full address will be recorded.
• If the recipient is registered and valid. Thus, assistance will be provided in cash and non-cash. Non-cash is given by transfer to the recipient’s bank account.

How to check BST receiver

Adhy explained that the BST recipient checking mechanism can be done through the website cekbansos.siks.kemsos.go.id.

Checking is done by filling in the name and NIK. Furthermore, there will be 3 choices, namely DTKS / BDT ID, PBI JK / KIS Number, and NIK.

DTKS ID is an Integrated Social Welfare Data ID or DTKS Unique ID which is usually stored in the district social office.

If you don’t have a DTKS ID, you can fill in the NIK option.

Here are the details of the procedure for checking BST recipients:

1. Go to cekbansos.siks.kemsos.go.id.
2. Select the membership ID you want
3. Enter the Membership Number of the selected ID
4. Enter a Name that matches the ID selected
5. Enter the two words listed in the captcha box
6. Click “Search”.

After that, an information screen will appear on the ID number entered, whether the ID is registered or not on the DTKS.

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