Ministry of Social Affairs Distributes Rp16.7 Billion in Aid to Flood Victims in Langkat

The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) has distributed aid worth Rp16,786,300,000 to communities affected by flooding in Langkat Regency, North Sumatra Province. All aid recipients are in line with proposals from local regents or mayors to ensure targeted distribution. “The aid proposal from Langkat Regency matches the data we received from the task force, namely 1,330 households and 4,701 individuals. However, after our data cleansing with PT Pos, the number we can process is 1,319 households and 4,618 individuals. Thus, the social assistance distributed aligns with the local government’s proposal,” said Director of Natural Disaster Social Protection at Kemensos, Masryani Mansyur, in a written statement on Tuesday (21/4/2026). The aid distributed through PT Pos Indonesia includes housing contents assistance for 1,319 households worth Rp3,957,000,000, life guarantee assistance for 4,618 individuals amounting to Rp6,234,300,000, and economic stimulus assistance for 1,319 households worth Rp6,595,000,000. Furthermore, Kemensos is responding to community aspirations where residents have complained about deserving aid but not being on the recipient list. “The Minister’s instruction (Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf). Basically, as long as the data has entered us, we will process the aid immediately,” said Masryani Mansyur. Regarding this, Kemensos has coordinated with the Langkat Regency local government through the social services office so that residents meeting the criteria can be proposed immediately in accordance with applicable regulations.