DKI Provincial Government Builds Flats Not Just to Provide Decent Housing
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The DKI Jakarta People’s Housing and Settlement Area Service (Dinas PRKP) is building simple rental flats (rusunawa) not only to provide decent housing but also to improve the quality of life for residents.
“Besides giving the community easy access in terms of transportation or from the location to their work areas, we also provide community empowerment services,” said the Head of the Finance Sub-Section, Unit V Flat Manager, Dinas PRKP DKI Jakarta, Poppy Oktaviandry, in a podcast about rusunawa in Jakarta on Monday.
She said that the DKI Provincial Government facilitates the public to participate in the Jakarta Entrepreneur (Jakpreneur) programme if they have the desire to sell or engage in micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) activities; they can register with Jakpreneur.
The DKI Provincial Government also provides training in rusunawa to enhance knowledge, skills, and capacity in managing businesses, as well as to encourage economic growth in the area.
Data from the DKI Jakarta Provincial Industry, Trade, Cooperatives, Small and Medium Enterprises Service (Dinas PPKUKM) records that there were 20,257 new businesses joining Jakpreneur throughout 2025.
Poppy said that from a social perspective, the DKI Provincial Government provides infrastructure and facilities for the community to gather and socialise, which is expected to improve their quality of life.
Meanwhile, flats or vertical housing become one solution to address the housing backlog. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) records that the home ownership backlog in the capital reached 40.59% at the beginning of 2026.
The housing backlog is the gap between the availability of buildings that have been constructed and the number of units needed by the community.
“By building flats or vertical housing, we hope to provide integrated infrastructure and facilities. Not only from the housing side but also from the community empowerment side and accessibility,” explained Poppy.
In 2025, more than 35,000 rusunawa units have been provided by the DKI Provincial Government, and it is hoped that their quality can continue to be improved.