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        "msgid": "den-spokesperson-clarifies-luhuts-idea-on-idr-5-4-million-social-assistance-1781113824",
        "date": "2026-06-10 23:36:00",
        "title": "DEN Spokesperson Clarifies Luhut's Idea on IDR 5.4 Million Social Assistance",
        "author": "Irvan Sihombing",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "A spokesperson for the National Economic Council has clarified that Chairman Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan's mention of IDR 5.4 million in social assistance is not a proposal for a new universal cash transfer. The figure represents the maximum accumulated illustration of existing social protection programmes, with actual benefits varying by household eligibility. The government is currently refining the distribution scheme through digital integration to shift from commodity-based subsidies to direct beneficiary targeting.",
        "content": "<p>The spokesperson for the Chairman of the National Economic Council\n(DEN) of Indonesia, Jodi Mahardi, has provided a clarification regarding\nstatements made by DEN Chairman Luhut Binsary Pandjaitan concerning the\nsocial assistance (bansos) figure of Rp5.4 million per person. Jodi\nemphasised that this figure does not represent a new cash assistance\nprogramme to be distributed equally to all citizens.<\/p>\n<p>According to Jodi, the Rp5.4 million amount is an illustrative\nestimate of the maximum accumulation from various existing social\nprotection programmes. He stressed that the actual benefits received by\nthe public will vary depending on the conditions and eligibility levels\nof each household.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, DEN Chairman Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed that the\ngovernment is refining the social assistance scheme through the\nintegration of Government Technology (GovTech). Currently, approximately\n80 per cent of the system has been integrated across various ministries\nand agencies.<\/p>\n<p>This step aims to transform the subsidy scheme from being goods-based\nto being based on direct beneficiaries. Through a digital single ID\nsystem, the government can monitor recipient profiles more accurately\nand ensure that distribution is more transparent and precisely\ntargeted.<\/p>\n<p>Jodi Mahardi added that this policy transformation is being\nimplemented gradually. Currently, trials for the digitalisation of\nsocial assistance distribution are underway in several regions. The\nresults of these trials will be comprehensively evaluated before being\nimplemented on a national scale.<\/p>\n<p>The government guarantees that this governance reform will not reduce\nexisting social protection programmes. On the contrary, the use of\ndigital technology and AI is expected to support the development of\nMSMEs and ensure that the most vulnerable groups of society receive\ntheir entitlements effectively.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/den-spokesperson-clarifies-luhuts-idea-on-idr-5-4-million-social-assistance-1781113824",
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