Tito: Home Affairs Ministry and Regional Governments to Fully Support BSPS Programme
Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian has affirmed that the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) and regional governments are ready to fully support the optimisation of the Self-Help Housing Stimulant Assistance (BSPS) programme. This strong support aligns with the planned issuance of a Minister of Public Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) regulation to accelerate the target of reaching 400,000 BSPS recipients across Indonesia. “This is highly anticipated and welcomed by the public because it improves the homes of underprivileged people, making them decent,” Tito said in a written statement on Wednesday (15/7/2026).
Tito made the remarks following a meeting with the Minister of PKP, the Head of Statistics Indonesia (BPS), and the Head of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) at the BPKP Office in Jakarta on Tuesday (14/7). The strategic meeting also discussed in depth the efforts to accelerate the construction of permanent housing (huntap) for communities affected by disasters in Sumatra. In-situ huntap construction will be the full responsibility of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), while construction for relocated residents will be carried out by the Ministry of PKP.
Tito, who also serves as the Head of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Sumatra, acknowledged that building thousands of permanent homes is not an easy task. He therefore expressed high appreciation for the readiness of the Ministry of PKP, which continues to finalise its construction plans. “Honestly, I am relieved as the Task Force Head because the timeline and the plans are on progress, which is good. In fact, extensive coordination has already taken place, including land acquisition, which is truly reassuring, and we will follow up on this later,” he stated.
To expedite implementation, the Home Affairs Minister will immediately follow up on the plans with the Minister of Public Works, the President Director of PT PLN, and all regional heads in the disaster-affected areas of Sumatra. Beyond the huntap issue, the meeting also highlighted input from real estate businesses regarding regions that have yet to implement policies waiving Building Approval (PBG) fees and Land and Building Rights Acquisition Fees (BPHTB) for Low-Income Communities (MBR).
Responding to these complaints, Tito asserted that he would immediately intervene to check on regions that have not complied with the policy. “After that, we will use a Circular Letter to remind them. We will also give awards in six regions across Indonesia—Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java-Bali, and others—in the form of fiscal incentives for regional heads who are pro-housing,” he said. At the end of his briefing, Tito also requested that the BPKP exercise its supervisory function over regions that have yet to implement the fee waiver policy. He hopes this step will make the public housing programme run much more optimally.