Minister Tito Reviews Self-Help Housing Stimulus Programme in Jayapura

Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian inspected the implementation of the Self-Help Housing Stimulus Programme (BSPS) in Mosso Village, Muara Tami District, Jayapura City, Papua, on Sunday (21/6). The visit was conducted to ensure the public housing programme is running well, particularly in eastern Indonesia. “So today we came to this point, it is actually a symbol, a symbol to launch the renovation or house improvement activity for 22,379 homes across the Papua region, and specifically 4,500 homes in Papua Province,” Tito said in a written statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to Tito, the public housing programme is a form of care for the community, especially low-income groups. He called on regional heads to fully support the programme’s implementation so that its benefits can be felt more widely by the public. Tito stated that the homes receiving assistance genuinely deserve it. The houses are severely damaged, marked by decaying walls, weak foundations, and roofs that often leak when it rains. The high number of uninhabitable homes in the Papua region is one of the key reasons why support from all parties for the programme is crucial. “If you calculate the percentage, it is always the highest in Greater Papua; one in three people has an uninhabitable home, 30 percent. And that cannot possibly be resolved by the regional budget because the regional budget is already focused on education, health, roads, and personnel expenditure,” Tito said. He added that the involvement of the central government through the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) is a strategic step to accelerate the handling of uninhabitable homes in the regions. “That is a huge leap that has never happened before, never. So, regional heads, please give your full support,” he said.