DPD Chairman Secures 500 Substandard Housing Renovation Units for Bengkulu Province
Bengkulu (ANTARA) - DPD RI Chairman Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin has championed 500 units of Self-Help Housing Stimulant Assistance (BSPS) for substandard homes in Bengkulu Province for the 2026 fiscal year.
“This year we have fought for 500 housing renovation units for Bengkulu Province, and it is a reality,” said Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin via electronic message in Bengkulu on Friday.
He explained that beneficiary families would be determined through a coordination process between district governments and the Sumatra IV Housing Provision Implementation Agency to ensure proper targeting in accordance with applicable criteria.
The housing renovation programme is implemented through the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas in cooperation with the Sumatra IV Housing Provision Implementation Agency and the Bengkulu Province Housing Provision and Settlement Area Development Working Unit.
According to Sultan, synergy and collaboration between institutions are key to accelerating development, particularly in addressing substandard housing in Bengkulu.
He said the 2026 BSPS programme represents the initial phase of a commitment that continues to be fought for on behalf of the region, with larger follow-up targets in subsequent years.
“In the initial phase in 2026, we have proposed 500 units, then in 2027, we are pushing for a proposal of 3,000 substandard housing units in Bengkulu Province. This is part of the fruits of our efforts as recipients of the people’s mandate — there must be tangible benefits,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Acting Head of the Sumatra IV Housing Provision Implementation Agency, through the Head of Bengkulu Province Housing Provision Working Unit, Rinaldi, stated that the BSPS programme is part of the National Strategic Programme of Three Million Homes.
The programme represents the government’s effort to accelerate the handling of substandard housing in Bengkulu Province through stimulant support for low-income communities.
“This self-help housing stimulant assistance is a form of government support for low-income communities to improve the quality of or construct housing on a self-help basis founded on the principle of mutual cooperation, so that communities can realise habitable homes,” said Rinaldi.
Commitment-Making Official for Self-Help Housing and Settlement Area Development, Wahyono, stated that the central government is present to improve the quality of previously uninhabitable homes to habitable standard with reference to proper building construction requirements.
He explained that the assistance provided amounts to Rp20 million per house, used for the purchase of building materials and payment of labour wages.
“Yes, in accordance with the instructions of President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto and the direction of Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas Maruarar Sirait, the BSPS programme should serve as tangible proof that the government is present to improve the quality of people’s lives through habitable, healthy, and safe dwellings, so that substandard housing can be properly addressed,” he said.