Government Launches "0% Pocket Book" to Facilitate Access to Public Assistance
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The government, through the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) and the Government Communication Agency of the Republic of Indonesia, launched the “0% Pocket Book: Benefits and Recipients of the 2026 Welfare Support Programme” on Wednesday (8/4/2026).
Presidential Chief of Staff Muhammad Qodari explained that the 0% Pocket Book is designed to help the public understand and access various government supports, while ensuring that every form of assistance reaches the rightful recipients.
The book covers various government assistance programmes as an integrated package for the people, from pregnancy to old age.
“This book answers fundamental questions: what supports the people actually receive from the state, and how to access them,” Qodari clarified during a press conference at the Bina Graha Building, Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, on Wednesday (8/4/2026).
“The state is not only present when the people face difficulties, but also ensures that the people grow healthy, receive education, work independently, and live prosperously in old age,” Qodari elaborated.
He further revealed that the book includes concrete simulations of state support at the family level.
However, now the family receives integrated support ranging from People’s School, Health Insurance Premium Recipients, Free Health Checks, Free Nutritious Meals, to social protection and electricity subsidies, with total support reaching Rp 208 million per year.
“This means Naila can go to school without worry, her family is no longer burdened by basic needs, and there is a real opportunity for this family to escape the cycle of poverty,” Qodari stated.
Head of the Government Communication Agency (Bakom RI) Angga Raka Prabowo also said that the pocket book draws from President Prabowo’s great spirit to improve public welfare and lift them out of the abyss of poverty.
“In line with Mr. President’s spirit to eradicate poverty from the Republic of Indonesia. The spirit that Mr. President wants to implement is one grounded in the constitution,” Angga remarked.
Angga hopes that with the 0% Pocket Book, assistance can be targeted accurately, especially since the government now uses the National Single Social and Economic Data (DTSEN) as the data base for distributing priority programmes.
“We are striving as much as possible to ensure that the beneficiaries are those who truly deserve it,” Angga hoped.