Home Affairs Minister and Social Affairs Minister Distribute Social Assistance Worth Nearly Rp900 Billion for Disaster-Affected Residents
The government has disbursed the first phase of social assistance (bansos) to communities affected by the disaster in three provinces: Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The distribution was carried out by the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian, who serves as Chair of the Sumatra Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (PRR) Task Force, together with the Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul). The aid package represents the government’s commitment to accelerating the recovery of livelihoods in the aftermath of the disaster.
The total aid distributed in the first phase reached Rp 878,681,800,000, comprising housing completion assistance (BIH), social-economic stimulus assistance (BSSE), and a living allowance (jadup) for affected communities. In addition, jadup was distributed to 248,588 beneficiaries (PM) at Rp 450,000 per month for three months. Therefore, the total jadup budget stands at Rp 335,593,800,000. All the aid was distributed through PT Pos Indonesia.
“There will be another wave of assistance,” Tito said in a press release received by Kompas.com, Saturday (7 March 2026). He made the statement while closing the Khanduri Nuzulul Quran Aceh Ramadhan Festival 2026 at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque complex in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Friday (6 March 2026).
In Aceh, total assistance disbursed reached Rp 450,765,150,000, consisting of BIH Rp 105,255,000,000 and BSSE Rp 175,425,000,000 for 35,085 beneficiaries (KPM), and jadup worth Rp 170,085,150,000 for 125,989 beneficiaries.
“Rp 400 billion of it is in Aceh, half of it Rp 241 billion is in Pidie Jaya,” Tito said.
The aid disbursed to North Sumatra totals Rp 82,809,950,000, consisting of BIH Rp 11,028,000,000 and BSSE Rp 18,380,000,000 allocated to 3,676 beneficiaries, while jadup amounting to Rp 53,401,950,000 was provided to 39,557 recipients.
The disbursement of the aid is expected to help disaster-affected communities meet their basic needs during the recovery period and support the acceleration of social and economic recovery in the region. The government has also confirmed that the aid was targeted accurately based on verified data.