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How to Check Social Assistance Using NIK from ID Card, Here Are the Steps

| Source: DETIK Translated from Indonesian | Social Policy
How to Check Social Assistance Using NIK from ID Card, Here Are the Steps
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The National ID Number (NIK) on the ID card can be used to check for social assistance (bansos). Simply enter the NIK on the Cek Bansos Kemensos website or app to find out if you are a recipient of bansos or not.

Here is how to check bansos using NIK from the ID card.

  1. Via the Bansos Kemensos Website

  • Open the site https://cekbansos.kemensos.go.id/

  • Enter the 16-digit NIK as per the ID card

  • Type the letters in the code box

  • Click the SEARCH DATA button

  • After that, your name initials, decile status, and recipient status will appear.

  1. Via the Bansos Kemensos App

  • Download the Cek Bansos Kemensos app from the Play Store or App Store

  • Then, open the app

  • Log in if you already have an account

  • If you do not have an account, select the “Create Account” menu for new users

  • Fill in the requested personal data

  • Enter email, username, and password

  • Upload a photo of the ID card and a selfie with the ID card as instructed

  • Ensure the data is correct, then click “Create Account”

  • Follow the procedure until the account creation is successful

  • After the account is verified, log in with the registered account

  • Select the “Check Bansos” menu

  • Enter the NIK

  • Then, click the “Search Data” button

  • After that, your name initials, decile status, and recipient status will appear.

Criteria for Bansos Recipients in 2026

The Pusdatin Kesos has informed the criteria for social assistance (bansos) recipients for 2026. The determination of bansos recipients is based on the National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN).

In DTSEN, all Indonesian residents are ranked according to their welfare level, from decile 1 to decile 10. Decile 1 represents the 10% of the population with the lowest welfare level. Decile 2 is the 10% above it, and so on up to decile 10.

Decile 10 is the 10% of the most affluent population, so the determination of bansos beneficiary targets prioritises the lowest deciles first. Here are the criteria for bansos recipients.

  1. Recipients of the Family Hope Programme (PKH) Bansos

  • Deciles 1-4

  • Quota: 10 million families

  • Not everyone in deciles 1-4 receives PKH bansos. Priority is given to the lower deciles.

  1. Recipients of Sembako Bansos

  • Deciles 1-5

  • Quota: 18.2 million families

  • Not everyone in deciles 1-5 receives sembako bansos. Priority is given to the lower deciles.

  1. Recipients of National Health Insurance (JKN) Premium Assistance

  • Deciles 1-5

  • Quota: 96.8 million individuals

  • Not everyone in deciles 1-5 receives JKN assistance. Priority is given to the lower deciles.

*Note:

  • With continuous updates, DTSEN will become increasingly accurate.

  • The number of bansos recipients is limited, so not everyone in deciles 1-4 receives bansos; the broader decile setting considers the high inclusion and exclusion errors.

  • Gradually, the use of deciles will be adjusted (towards PKH = Decile 1, Sembako = Deciles 1-2, PBI = Deciles 1-4).

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