Permanent Housing for 4,922 Households Completed, Proposed by 12 Regencies/Cities
The Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (PRR) Post-Sumatra Disaster has requested that local governments in flood-affected areas of Sumatra accelerate data collection and establish classifications for permanent housing (Huntap). This push aims to quickly prepare decent housing for communities victimised by the floods.
The floodwaters that struck Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra in November 2025 affected 53 regencies and cities. However, amid efforts to accelerate recovery, the Head of the Sumatra Post-Disaster PRR Task Force, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, stated that eight regencies and cities have chosen not to propose Huntap construction.
This situation leaves 45 regencies and cities still requiring the construction of such housing. As of 15 April 2026, only 12 regencies and cities have completed the Huntap data administration by issuing decrees from regents or mayors. Meanwhile, the other 33 regencies and cities are still in process and are being urged to promptly finalise their submissions by the deadline of 22 April 2026.
“And I also request support from the governors to encourage the regents and mayors to conduct data collection,” Tito said after leading the Coordination Meeting on Permanent Housing Data Collection at the Secretariat of the PRR Task Force Post, Ministry of Home Affairs, Jakarta, on Wednesday, 15 April 2026. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) Maruarar Sirait, the Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, and all regional heads from the three affected provinces.
Of the 12 regions that have completed the process, four are in Aceh Province, namely Aceh Singkil Regency, Southeast Aceh, Nagan Raya, and Central Aceh. Meanwhile, five regions are in North Sumatra Province, namely South Tapanuli, North Tapanuli, Humbang Hasundutan, Sibolga City, and Padangsidimpuan City. The other three regions are in West Sumatra Province, namely South Pesisir Regency, Agam, and Fifty Cities.
In the construction process, the PRR Task Force has prepared three schemes that can be chosen by the affected communities, adjusted to their conditions and needs. The target beneficiaries are communities who previously owned homes but suffered damage due to the floods.
The first scheme is insitu, namely building housing at the original location. In this scheme, residents can build houses independently while still considering safety aspects and disaster risk reduction efforts, with support from BNPB amounting to Rp 60 million.
The second scheme is eksitu mandiri, where construction is carried out at a new location chosen by the community themselves. In this scheme, the location choice must still refer to the disaster-prone area map.
The third scheme is centralised eksitu Huntap or communal, namely building housing in the form of areas or complexes. In this scheme, the construction process is carried out by the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas on land prepared by local governments. In addition, the PRR Task Force also opens opportunities for collaboration with community groups or private parties who wish to participate in a mutual cooperation manner to support Huntap construction.
For regencies wishing to propose Huntap construction, it can begin with data collection, verification, and validation of house damage, including public testing based on information systems. The process continues with determining the construction method, whether insitu or eksitu, followed by budget submission and BNPB verification. After that, technical guidelines are prepared, aid distribution, and the formation of local implementing teams. Data collection is the responsibility of the regions with BNPB assistance, up to determination through decrees from regional heads.
Based on the household head (KK) data listed in the 12 regent decrees mentioned, the eksitu mandiri scheme is the most popular with 2,462 KK. Followed by the centralised eksitu scheme with 2,251 KK, while only 89 KK chose the insitu scheme. In addition, there are still 120 KK that did not specify their scheme choice regarding Huntap. Thus, as of 15 April 2026, the number of families verified by BPS is 4,922 KK.
Overall, the Task Force targets the construction of permanent housing in the three affected provinces at 39,024 units. The details include 28,876 units in Aceh, 7,321 units in North Sumatra, and 2,824 units in West Sumatra. Based on Task Force data as of 16 April 2026, 247 units have been completed, while another 1,243 units are still under construction.
The Task Force Head, Tito, will certainly continue to seek strategies to accelerate the realisation of Huntap construction. Moreover, the housing sector has been included as one of the main components in the Master Plan (Renduk) for post-disaster recovery. “Huntap, main roads, basically the most essential ones, we recommend completing in 2026,” Tito said on 6 April 2026.