South Jakarta Social Office Facilitates Return of Social Welfare Beneficiaries Through Transport Cooperation

Jakarta (ANTARA) — South Jakarta’s Sub-Office of Social Affairs (Sudinsos) is facilitating the return of people requiring social welfare services (PPKS) to their home regions through cooperation with official transport providers to ensure the process is conducted in an orderly and coordinated manner.

“We do not provide cash. We cooperate with official transport providers, such as DAMRI. We purchase tickets to the destination region,” said Bernard Tambunan, Head of South Jakarta Sudinsos, when contacted in Jakarta on Monday.

He stated that the return process is not conducted through cash payments to PPKS, but rather through facilitating return travel tickets for PPKS to their destination terminal, and subsequently coordinating with local Social Affairs offices for further intervention.

“PPKS first undergo assessment to determine their social conditions, family circumstances, and the possibility of other interventions, such as referral to social facilities,” said Bernard.

For PPKS identified as having been contacted more than once, South Jakarta Sudinsos applies specialised supervision at facilities before deciding whether to return them.

“We first provide care; we do not immediately return them again,” said Bernard.

However, he acknowledged encountering several challenges when PPKS have no family, either in Jakarta or in their home region, making the return process a delicate matter requiring inter-regional coordination.

Of the 16 individuals contacted, the homeless and beggars dominated the outreach results, with five individuals in each category. The officers also secured three individuals classified as destitute, one person with mental disability, one elderly destitute person, and one non-PPKS individual.

Compared to the same period last year, the figure remains significantly lower than the 114 individuals recorded in March 2025.

South Jakarta Sudinsos has reached 700 PPKS throughout 2025.