15,000 Liveable Homes Prepared for Residents in Underdeveloped, Frontier, and Outermost Regions

JAKARTA – The National Border Management Agency (BNPP) of the Republic of Indonesia is accelerating the implementation of the Self-Help Housing Stimulant Assistance Programme (BSPS) in the country’s border areas. Through collaboration between BNPP and the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP), the government has allocated quality improvement assistance for 15,000 uninhabitable housing units (RTLH) spread across underdeveloped, frontier and outermost (3T) regions, small outer islands, and national border areas.

The acceleration programme was carried out through a coordination forum with the Housing Quality Improvement Directorate of the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP), along with representatives of 40 border regencies and cities participating online on Tuesday (14 July 2026).

The Secretary of BNPP, Makhruzi Rahman, emphasised that the BSPS programme is a tangible manifestation of government synergy in improving the quality of life of communities living in border areas.

“The BSPS programme not only provides decent housing for communities, but also forms part of the government’s efforts to strengthen the welfare and social resilience of communities in border areas, which are the nation’s front porch,” said Makhruzi.

He explained that the programme reaches 40 regencies and cities bordering seven neighbouring countries as well as the open sea. According to him, border area development cannot focus solely on defence and security aspects, but must also touch on improving the quality of life of communities through the provision of healthy, safe and comfortable housing.

Makhruzi explained that the implementation of the BSPS programme begins with the compilation of data on prospective recipients based on the By Name By Address (BNBA) database collected by BNPP. The data is then submitted through the Housing Assistance Information System for verification by the Ministry of PKP before beneficiaries are formally determined.

He added that the allocation of assistance takes into account a number of indicators, including the number and percentage of poor residents, the level of inequality (Gini ratio), the poverty depth index, the number of decile 1–4 families still living in uninhabitable homes, and the commitment of regional governments to housing affairs.