Minister: Wage Subsidy Recipient Data Still Under Verification

JAKARTA — Manpower Minister Yassierli said data on the distribution of fourth-quarter 2026 Wage Subsidy Assistance (BSU), which is targeted at around 13.3 million workers, is still being verified.

Yassierli said the government was therefore unable to confirm the composition of recipient groups, including whether the middle class would be among them.

Speaking to reporters at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs in Jakarta on Monday, Yassierli said the BSU programme was being finalised by the Ministry of Finance.

Once the Finance Ministry has completed the data collection process, the Ministry of Manpower will again validate and verify the details of prospective recipients, he said.

“At present, the process is still with the Ministry of Finance for finalisation. We will then validate and verify the data again. Only after that will we have the final figures,” Yassierli said.

As part of the process, the Ministry of Manpower will also update and cleanse data sourced from BPJS Ketenagakerjaan to ensure the programme reaches its intended recipients.