The number of housing backlog, or housing shortages, in Indonesia\nfell to 9.6 million in 2025 from 9.9 million in 2024. This decline has\nraised questions about whether government housing construction\nprogrammes, including the Three Million Homes Programme, have shown\nsuccess.<\/p>\n
According to Martin Daniel Siyaranamual, Head of the Economic\nResearch Division at PT Sarana Multigriya Finansial (Persero) (PT SMF),\nthe backlog reduction did occur, but the success of government housing\nprogrammes cannot yet be concluded comprehensively.<\/p>\n
\u2018The backlog is now at 9.6 million. Last year it was 9.9 million.\nDoes this indicate that the government housing programmes are operating,\nsuccessful? Yes and no, because the success of the housing programmes\ncurrently in Indonesia has not yet been examined in detail,\u2019 he said at\na press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday, 4 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Martin argues that the decline cannot be separated from\nthe contribution of government programmes in the housing sector.<\/p>\n
In addition to the backlog of home ownership, SMF also recorded a\nreduction in the backlog of housing suitability.<\/p>\n
The number of households living in inadequate housing fell from 25\nmillion to 23.4 million households.<\/p>\n
Martin emphasised that the backlog of ownership and the backlog of\nhousing suitability are two different indicators and cannot be added\ndirectly.<\/p>\n
\u2018Ladies and gentlemen, you cannot simply add 9.6 million and 23.4\nmillion. That is not allowed because there is a sorting or slicing\nprocess within it,\u2019 he explained.<\/p>\n
According to him, the data originates from the National\nSocio-Economic Survey (Susenas), which is then processed by the SMF\nResearch Institute.<\/p>\n
Through this processing, SMF can map housing conditions by household\neconomic status.<\/p>\n
The classifications include the poor, the vulnerable, the aspiring\nmiddle class, the middle class, and higher-income groups.<\/p>\n
Martin explained that, as a business entity, SMF focuses more on the\naspiring middle class to the middle class in developing housing\nfinancing programmes.<\/p>\n
\u2018SMF cannot possibly operate in the poor and vulnerable segments.\nAfter all, we are a business entity. Therefore, the segments we can\nreach start from the aspiring middle class and upwards,\u2019 he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/backlog-falls-to-9-6-million-has-the-three-million-homes-programme-succeeded-1772714007", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }