Minister of Housing Praises Central Java's Achievement in Housing Programme Credit Disbursement

Semarang - The Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP), Maruarar Sirait, expressed appreciation to the Central Java Provincial Government for the realisation of housing programme credits during the first quarter of 2026, which ranked first nationally. “We must learn from Central Java and its Governor. This housing credit is President Prabowo Subianto’s programme to stimulate the economy. I am very pleased that Central Java is number one,” said Maruarar in a press release in Semarang on Friday. The Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas recorded the realisation of people’s business credit (KUR) disbursements in the housing sector or housing programme credits in Central Java from 1 January to 1 April 2026 at approximately Rp2.3 trillion. The largest disbursements were in Brebes Regency at Rp131.5 billion, Banyumas Rp117.4 billion, and Sragen Rp115.6 billion. Minister Maruarar requested that the 2026 FLPP quota for Central Java be increased to 40,000 units. According to him, there are various plans to accelerate housing and settlement programmes in 2026, starting from the Self-Help Housing Stimulus Assistance (BSPS) or house renovations, flats, slum settlement improvements, and empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (UMKM) in roofing. “The roofing centres in Central Java are in Kebumen and Jepara. We will utilise this, so that roofing from Central Java is used to advance UMKM,” he said. The Central Java Provincial Government proposed BSPS for 2026 targeted at handling slum settlement areas in Batang, Banyumas, Jepara, and Semarang City.