Government Establishes New Task Force to Facilitate Subsidised Housing Access for Low-Income Groups

The government will establish a new task force to speed up low-income households’ (MBR) access to subsidised housing. This task force will address various housing issues, including obstacles in the financial services sector such as the Financial Information Service System (SLIK). OJK Commissioner Chair Friderica Widyasari Dewi, or Kiki, stated that the formation of the task force represents OJK’s support for the government’s priority programme in the housing sector. “This is related to OJK’s support for the Minister’s programme. So, for example, if there are bottlenecks in the financial services sector, we will collect the data again,” Kiki said after meeting with Housing and Settlement Areas Minister (PKP) Maruarar Sirait, or Ara, and five developer associations at the OJK office in Jakarta on Monday (13/4/2026). She explained that the task force will not only focus on SLIK but will also handle various obstacles faced by the public in accessing housing financing. Meanwhile, Ara emphasised that the task force’s scope covers all housing-related issues, not just SLIK. “No, we will handle all kinds of issues related to housing,” Ara said. The Gerindra politician added that the task force will also address various problems related to the financial sector that hinder public access to subsidised housing. “Anything related to finance, we will resolve it here,” she said. According to her, the establishment of the task force aims to ensure that problem handling is done in a structured manner without needing repeated meetings. “So that we don’t have to go back and forth, there is a team. This team will organise meetings, receive aspirations, and discuss solutions,” she stated. The task force’s working mechanism will focus on technical discussions and policy formulation before reporting to leadership for strategic decisions. In addition to forming the task force, OJK has also revised SLIK policies to only display credit records above Rp1 million and to accelerate repayment data updates to a maximum of three days (H+3). This policy is expected to reduce financing access barriers for MBR, allowing the 3 million housing development programme to proceed more quickly and on target.