How to Check Your DTSEN Decile Using Your NIK: A Step-by-Step Guide
The government is preparing a scheme to restrict Pertalite for people from upper economic groups, namely deciles 9 and 10. These groups may no longer enjoy Pertalite subsidies and will have to switch to non-subsidised fuels such as Pertamax.
The public can check their family’s welfare group based on the National Single Social and Economic Data (DTSEN) online. This check can be done through the official Cek Bansos page of the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos).
DTSEN is an integrated database containing social and economic information on the Indonesian population. The government uses this data as one of the bases for planning, evaluating, and distributing assistance programmes so that they are better targeted.
One piece of information the public can obtain through the Cek Bansos service is the welfare decile. Deciles divide families into 10 groups based on their level of welfare.
Decile 1 indicates the group with the lowest level of welfare, while decile 10 indicates the group with the highest level of welfare.
How to Check Your DTSEN Decile
The following are the steps for checking your DTSEN decile:
Open the official DTSEN page of the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Enter your National Identity Number (NIK) as shown on your ID card.
Enter the verification code provided.
Click the “CARI DATA” button.
The system will display information based on available data, including information about the welfare decile if the user’s data has been recorded.
What Do Deciles 1 to 10 Mean?
The decile division is used to describe the position of a family’s welfare level.
Decile 1: the 10 per cent of families with the lowest level of welfare.
Decile 2: the next 10 per cent group.
Decile 3: the next 10 per cent group.
Decile 4: the next 10 per cent group.
Decile 5: the middle 10 per cent group.
Decile 6: the next 10 per cent group.
Decile 7: the next 10 per cent group.
Decile 8: the next 10 per cent group.
Decile 9: the 10 per cent group with a high level of welfare.
Decile 10: the 10 per cent of families with the highest level of welfare.