833 PKH Facilitators Sanctioned for Holding Second Jobs, Must Return Salaries
Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf is following up on findings by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) which reported alleged dual employment among Family Hope Programme (PKH) facilitators for 2025. Of the 1,747 PKH facilitators examined, 833 were proven to have other jobs. “141 (PKH facilitators) were proven to have full-time jobs. This is actually one type of serious violation. Then 692 (PKH facilitators) were proven to work part-time, freelance, or casually,” said Saifullah at the Ministry of Social Affairs in Jakarta on Thursday, 2 July 2026.
According to the man often called Gus Ipul, the alleged violations occurred when the PKH facilitators were still contract workers and had not yet been appointed as government employees with work agreements (PPPK). Based on Directorate General of Social Protection and Security Regulation Number 77/3/OT.01/11/2022, PKH facilitators are prohibited from having other jobs due to concerns it could reduce their working hours. He believes this code of ethics was known to the PKH facilitators as they agreed to and signed it in their employment contracts. The facilitators also had the opportunity to report to the Ministry of Social Affairs before it became a BPK finding.
Gus Ipul stated that those proven to have violated the rules will receive sanctions according to the severity of their offence. The lightest sanction is administrative, while the most severe is termination of employment. The primary sanction applicable to the 833 PKH facilitators is to return the total salary received during the period they held dual employment. At that time, PKH facilitators received Rp 3.1 million per month. “If collected, the provisional total is Rp 7.9 billion from around 833 PKH facilitators who had double jobs,” said the Secretary General of the Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board.
Gus Ipul explained that the amount of salary to be returned by PKH facilitators could vary depending on the duration of the violation. The PKH facilitators suspected of violating this rule are spread across all provinces. East Java and West Java contributed the highest numbers, with 246 and 236 respectively. Gus Ipul stressed that the sanctions are a form of law enforcement concerning integrity, discipline, and accountability in the use of state funds. He is committed to imposing penalties based on clear evidence through layered examinations. “We are also not just giving punishment, but also want to educate them to be disciplined,” he said.