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        "id": 2034737,
        "msgid": "2026-wage-subsidy-eligibility-salary-cap-and-latest-updates-1791859817",
        "date": "2026-10-13 09:03:47",
        "title": "2026 Wage Subsidy Eligibility: Salary Cap and Latest Updates",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_JOGJA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The article says no official 2026 eligibility rules have yet been published for Indonesia\u2019s Wage Subsidy Assistance (BSU), although it cites the previous cap of Rp3.5 million a month as a possible guide. It reports a planned payment of Rp300,000 per month for three months, paid as a single Rp900,000 instalment, while the Ministry of Manpower advises the public to await updates through its official channels.",
        "content": "<p>The Wage Subsidy Assistance (BSU) is expected to be distributed again\nby the government in the fourth quarter of 2026, covering October,\nNovember and December. Applicants must meet certain requirements to\nqualify.<\/p>\n<p>Under Minister of Manpower Regulation No.\u00a010 of 2022, the BSU is\nintended to maintain workers\u2019 purchasing power as they meet their living\nexpenses. Accordingly, it is only available to workers and wage\nearners.<\/p>\n<p>This means Indonesians who work outside the definitions of \u2018worker\u2019\nand \u2018wage earner\u2019 are not eligible for the BSU. In addition to having\nworker or wage-earner status, recipients must also earn below the\nspecified salary limit.<\/p>\n<p>So what is the salary cap for BSU recipients in 2026? Here is an\nexplanation.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"bsu-salary-cap\">2026 BSU salary cap<\/h3>\n<p>Minister of Manpower Regulation No.\u00a010 of 2022 was amended by\nMinister of Manpower Regulation No.\u00a05 of 2025 for last year\u2019s BSU\ndistribution. Under that regulation, recipients could earn no more than\nRp3,500,000 a month.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Receiving a salary\/wage of no more than Rp3,500,000 (three million\nfive hundred thousand rupiah) per month,\u2019 states Article 3(2)(c) of\nMinister of Manpower Regulation No.\u00a05 of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This salary cap applied to the 2025 distribution of the BSU. The\nMinistry of Manpower has not yet released updated information for the\n2026 programme, including its eligibility requirements or how to check\nrecipient status.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"bsu-eligibility-criteria\">2026 BSU eligibility criteria<\/h3>\n<p>Although no new regulation on the 2026 eligibility criteria has been\nissued, applicants can refer to last year\u2019s requirements. Article 3 of\nMinister of Manpower Regulation No.\u00a05 of 2025 lists the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>Be an Indonesian citizen, as verified by a National Identity\nNumber (NIK).<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Earn no more than Rp3.5 million a month.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Be an active participant in the Wage Earner (PU) category of the\nBPJS Employment programme.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Not be a state civil servant (ASN), member of the Indonesian\nNational Armed Forces (TNI), or member of the Indonesian National Police\n(Polri).<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Priority is given to workers who did not receive Family Hope\nProgramme (PKH) assistance in the period before the BSU\ndistribution.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"bsu-payment-amount\">2026 BSU payment amount<\/h3>\n<p>According to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga\nHartarto, the 2026 BSU will amount to Rp300,000 a month for three\nmonths. As it will be paid in a single instalment, recipients will\nreceive a total of Rp900,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The government will again provide wage subsidy assistance. This\nyear\u2019s assistance will be paid once for three months, at Rp300,000 per\nmonth,\u2019 Airlangga said after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in\nCentral Jakarta on Wednesday, 30 September 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Rp900,000 payment is the net amount. Anyone seeking a fee or\nother deduction can be reported to the Ministry of Manpower\u2019s official\ncomplaints channel or to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"latest-updates-on-the-2026-bsu-distribution\">Latest updates on\nthe 2026 BSU distribution<\/h3>\n<p>On its official Instagram account, <span class=\"citation\" data-cites=\"kemnaker\">@kemnaker<\/span>, the Ministry of Manpower said\nthere was no new information about the BSU. The public is therefore\nadvised to check the ministry\u2019s social media accounts regularly for\nupdates.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There is currently no official information. If there are further\nupdates about the BSU, Minaker will share them on the Ministry of\nManpower\u2019s social media. Please keep monitoring its social media. Thank\nyou,\u2019 the ministry said in a comment, quoted on Tuesday, 13 October\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>A check of bsu.kemnaker.go.id, the website used last year to check\nrecipient status, was unsuccessful. As of 8.53 am WIB on Tuesday, 13\nOctober 2026, the site could not be accessed.<\/p>\n<p>The website bsu.bpjsketenagakerjaan.go.id was also unavailable. When\nopened, it displayed a notice saying the site was undergoing development\nor capacity upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, there is no official maximum salary limit for 2026 yet.\nIf last year\u2019s distribution is used as a guide, the cap would be Rp3.5\nmillion.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/2026-wage-subsidy-eligibility-salary-cap-and-latest-updates-1791859817",
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