BNPP Prepares 15,000 Liveable Homes in Border Areas

The National Border Management Agency (BNPP) of the Republic of Indonesia is pushing to accelerate the implementation of the Self-Help Housing Stimulant Assistance (BSPS) Programme in the country’s border areas. This effort was discussed in a coordination forum with the Directorate of Housing Quality Improvement of the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) and representatives from 40 border district/city governments, held online on Tuesday, 14 July 2026.

BNPP Secretary Makhruzi Rahman stated that the BSPS Programme represents a form of government collaboration to improve the quality of life for communities living in border areas. This activity allocates quality improvement assistance for 15,000 Uninhabitable Housing Units (RTLH) spread across underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions, the Outermost Small Islands (PPKT), and state border areas.

“The BSPS Programme not only provides liveable homes for the community but is also part of the government’s effort to strengthen welfare and social resilience in border areas as the nation’s front porch,” Makhruzi said. He explained that the programme reaches 40 districts/cities bordering seven neighbouring countries and the open sea. According to him, the development of border areas cannot focus solely on defence and security aspects but must also touch on improving the community’s quality of life through the provision of healthy, safe, and comfortable housing.

Makhruzi said the implementation of the BSPS Programme begins with the compilation of prospective recipient data based on the by-name by-address (BNBA) database compiled by the BNPP. This data is then proposed through the Housing Assistance Information System for verification by the Ministry of PKP before the determination of aid recipients is made. He added that the determination of aid allocation considers several indicators, including the number and percentage of the poor population, the level of inequality (Gini ratio), and the poverty depth index. Additionally, the allocation is based on the number of families in the 1st to 4th deciles still occupying uninhabitable homes and the commitment of local governments in administering housing affairs.

According to Makhruzi, the stages of the BSPS Programme implementation include determining recipient locations, field verification, community preparation, proposal drafting, determining prospective aid recipients, and the phased implementation of house construction, from material purchasing and physical work to wage payments, until construction reaches 100 per cent. “The entire implementation process of the BSPS Programme is supervised by the Directorate General of Housing and Settlement Governance together with the Inspectorate General. If necessary, supervision may also involve Law Enforcement Officials to ensure the programme runs accountably,” Makhruzi said.

In the forum, Makhruzi revealed that the BNPP had previously proposed 36,999 housing units through BNBA data to the Ministry of PKP. Based on verification progress as of 14 July 2026, 7,992 proposals are still in the field verification process, 3,856 proposals have been declared to meet the requirements, and 2,616 proposals have not yet met the requirements. Meanwhile, 324 proposals have entered the stage of determining aid recipients, and there are 24 replacement proposals. He stressed that this data remains dynamic and will continue to be updated according to field verification results.

Makhruzi also acknowledged that the implementation of the BSPS Programme in border areas faces several challenges, ranging from recipient locations being scattered with considerable distances between villages, limited road infrastructure, to minimal telecommunications networks affecting the effectiveness of verification and community assistance by Field Facilitators (TFL). “The geographical conditions in border areas indeed present their own challenges. Therefore, we continue to strengthen coordination with local governments and the Ministry of PKP so that the entire process of verification, assistance, and programme implementation can run more effectively,” he said.

As an acceleration measure, Makhruzi said the BNPP has sent letters to the 40 district/city governments receiving the BSPS Programme to request support in assigning regional officials or staff for field verification alongside the Ministry of PKP’s verifier team. Meanwhile, the Director of Housing Quality Improvement at the Ministry of PKP, Agus Wahidin, said that the BSPS Programme allocation in 2026 is the largest since the programme began in 2015. “This year marks the largest allocation in the history of the BSPS Programme, totalling 400,000 units nationally. Within this, there is a special allocation, one of which is for border areas, so we must ensure its implementation runs optimally,” Agus said.

He stressed that the programme’s success depends heavily on the active involvement of local governments down to the village level. Therefore, all regional apparatus, from housing-related agencies to sub-district and village heads, need to understand the BSPS Programme mechanism so that the acceleration process can be carried out effectively. Agus explained that the identification of uninhabitable homes can be done through three simple indicators known as the “Aladin” concept, namely roof, floor, and walls. According to him, a hazardous roof condition, an unfloored base, and walls that do not meet structural standards are the main indicators of homes that should be prioritised for assistance. “We must ensure that the identification process runs quickly and accurately so that aid is truly targeted,” he said.