Photos of homes and electricity tokens required for PBI JKN verification
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Social Affairs has announced that photographs of housing conditions and electricity token receipts will form part of the supporting documentation required during the verification and ground-check process for BPJS Kesehatan participants in the Subsidised Health Insurance Contributions (PBI JKN) segment.
Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf, speaking at a press conference following a restricted meeting with the head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) and the Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment in Jakarta on Thursday, said the documents would serve as the primary reference during ground checks conducted by officers to assess the eligibility of beneficiaries based on the most recent welfare indicators.
Asset photographs, including images of living conditions and evidence of electricity usage such as prepaid tokens, are to be uploaded via an application portal provided by the Ministry of Social Affairs.
The requirements apply to all members of the public who intend to submit nominations, objections, or reactivation requests for their membership.
Saifullah emphasised that public participation in the process is being opened as widely as possible through the Ministry’s Cek Bansos application, which has been equipped with the National Social and Economic Unified Data (DTSEN) feature. Complaints may also be lodged through the Command Centre on 021-171 or via the WhatsApp service on 0888-771-171-171.
The field verification process, which will run from February to April 2026, involves 60,000 personnel comprising Family Hope Programme (PKH) facilitators as well as officers and statistical partners from BPS, tasked with ensuring the validity of data submitted by the public.
The Ministry of Social Affairs has urged the public to provide honest information and attach accurate evidence so that PBI JKN membership is properly targeted and protects citizens who genuinely require healthcare services.
The number of PBI JKN recipients currently stands at approximately 152 million people, or roughly 52 per cent of Indonesia’s total population, with around 100 million participants funded by the central government and approximately 50 million others by regional governments.
However, the government has found during the process that many poor and near-poor community groups remain unprotected.
According to the 2025 National Social and Economic Unified Data (DTSEN) announced by Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf, more than 54 million people in Decile groups 1 to 5 have not yet received PBI JKN coverage.
Conversely, more than 15 million people in Decile groups 6 to 10 and non-decile categories are still registered as recipients. Furthermore, more than 11 million PBI JKN memberships have been deactivated, and field verification is required to determine whether these individuals fall within the category of groups eligible to receive assistance.