DIY Regional Government Questions BPS on Changed Decile Data: Many Protests
The DIY regional government has questioned the welfare level grouping data, or deciles, issued by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). This is because much of the decile data has changed, drawing protests from the public.
The decile grouping refers to the National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN). Through this system, Indonesian citizens are grouped into 10 categories or deciles. Each decile covers approximately 10 percent of the population, with decile 1 being the group with the lowest welfare level and decile 10 being the group with the highest welfare level.
Determining deciles does not only look at household income. A number of other indicators are also taken into account, ranging from housing conditions, education, employment of family members, electricity usage, to asset ownership.
DIY Regional Secretary Ni Made Dwipanti Indrayanti said the protests emerging in the community concern deciles changing from low to high. This is what makes poverty figures appear to decline.
“Many people are protesting about the deciles. I have also protested to Bu Endang about this. How could it be like that? Is it perhaps to reduce the burden, so everything was raised, so to speak,” Made said when met at the Kepatihan complex, Yogyakarta City, on Wednesday (19/8/2026).
“The deciles that are our responsibility now are deciles 1 to 5, meaning those below the poverty line. Those in deciles 6 to 10 are considered able to survive, already independent,” she continued.
Made admitted she had tried to seek clarification on this matter from the Acting Head of BPS DIY, Endang Tri Wahyuningsih. However, according to Made, a meeting between her and Endang has not yet taken place.
“So this is what I asked for clarification about with Bu Endang, the Acting Head of BPS. Why is it like this, what is the basis? We have not had the chance to meet yet,” Made said.
Contacted separately, the Head of the DIY Social Affairs Office, Suyarno, explained that the changes in community decile data are due to the many indicators used that do not match the actual conditions of the community at present.
“The authority to determine deciles lies with the central BPS. The DTSEN data, which is a combination of several data sets with different indicators, certainly requires adjustments,” Suyarno explained when contacted today.
“Currently, besides DTKS, Regsoseg, and P3KE data, there is also BKKBN data and the results of the economic census that also have an impact on decile changes that do not match real conditions in the field. For example, there are those whose decile went up because it was adjusted to BKKBN data. There is now such information,” he added.
As for residents who find their decile status has changed and does not match reality, Suyarno said they can submit a request for changes. The mechanism for changing deciles can be done by visiting the SIKS-NG (Next Generation Social Welfare Information System) operator in each kalurahan.
“It is still very possible to submit a decile change. Some residents have already submitted decile change requests. They simply report and bring their population identity card,” Suyarno revealed.
“They can also submit changes through the Cek Bansos application. This mechanism can be done independently. It can be downloaded from the Play Store. We cannot confirm the deadline because the authority lies with the central BPS,” he continued.
detikJogja then attempted to seek confirmation on this matter from the BPS DIY public relations team. BPS DIY confirmed that it will hold an official press conference by the Acting Head of BPS DIY, but at a time yet to be determined.