Victoria Fanggidae and Jonatan A Lassa – As the world hits a perfect storm of COVID-19, governments worldwide are encountering the most challenging and noble tasks in their history: to

Jakarta – A photograph of Klaten Regent Sri Mulyani printed on a packet of social assistance (bansos) for those impacted upon by the corona virus (Covid-19) epidemic has attracted a po

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government has disbursed around Rp 70 billion (US$4.5 million) in cash assistance for some 116,000 families using village funds to help them cope with

Hendarsyah Tarmizi, Jakarta – Indonesia's low internet penetration rate has impeded the effectiveness of the government's COVID-19 social assistance programs as the government relies h

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – East Bolaang Mongondow (Boltim) Regent Sehan Salim Landjar in South Sulawesi is in the spotlight after expressing his disappointment toward President Joko "Jok

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The National Alms Agency (Baznas) has reminded its agencies across the nation to help campaign against donation distribution involving mass gatherings dur

Suherdjoko, Salatiga, Central Java – The Social Affairs Ministry plans to establish children's welfare centers in 111 regencies in Indonesia.

Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has revealed that spending on social welfare reached Rp 60.33 trillion (US$4.26 billion) at the end of May, a year-on-year (yoy) increase of 53.7 percent

Jakarta – The government has intensified the disbursement of its social assistance to low-income households ahead of the April 17 presidential and legislative elections.

The problem of deciding who is really poor and who really deserves government assistance is a tough one anywhere but especially in countries like Indonesia where a large percentage of

Tabita Diela, Jakarta – Indonesian economists and opposition officials have questioned the feasibility of President Joko Widodo's plan for cash handouts to the unemployed, citing an al

Jakarta – The campaign team of presidential candidate pair Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Ma'ruf Amin has asserted that the pre-employment card, which is one of the incumbent's campaign prom

Estevao Nuno – The Director of the organization BELUN, Luis da Costa Ximenes, urges the Secretariat of State for the Combatants of the National Liberation (SEAKLN) to verify the data a

Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia has said an increase in social assistance from the government for low income families last year helped boost people's purchasing power, the main aspect i

Jakarta – The Jakarta Smart Card Plus (KJP Plus) has reportedly deviated from its initial purpose as an education scheme to providing cash for various expenses, due to poor monitoring,

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo will double cash handouts to the poor next year ahead of general elections in April.

Jakarta – The government has doubled the allocation of cash assistance distributed through the Family Hope Program.

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has denied accusations that the significant jump in the allocation of social assistance to poor households was a political motive ahead

Jon Afrizal, Jakarta – The government and the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) are now preparing a mechanism for providing unemployed citizens with benefits, said M

Paulina Quintao – Voters in this year's presidential election have urged the elected president to eliminate the life pension law.

Thomas Ora, Dili – The director of the youth commission for Dili Diocese has criticized the Timor-Leste government for not doing enough to curb unemployment.

Paulina Quintao – Unemployment across the country has reached 11%, with mostly graduates among the jobless, according to 2013 research by the Secretary of State for Vocational Training Policy and E

Paulina Quintso – There are calls for the Ministry of Social Solidarity (MSS) to change the aged payment system as most recipients are unable to walk to collect their benefits.

Jakarta – The public is dissatisfied with the government's ability to implement its social-assistance programs, according to a recent survey.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is investigating the performance of the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) as the agency has run into financial diffic

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) has revealed that its claim ratio is expected to pass 100 percent by the end of the year, a sign

SP/Fana FS Putra, Jakarta – Forty-three-year-old Lestari had no choice but to move from her home on the banks of the Sentiong River in North Jakarta's Sunter Agung ward after it was dem

Herman & Made Arya Kencana – Activists have called for the government to conduct a thorough audit into Askes and Jamsostek, the two biggest state-run insurance companies, which on W

Slamet Susanto, Bantul – The temporary direct cash assistance (BLSM) for poor people in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, may have been inappropriately distributed as more than 25,000, 30 per

Jakarta – Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) lawmaker Budiman Sudjatmiko on Wednesday expressed concern over remarks uttered by Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi in which he blamed the vill

Social-protection systems in many Asia-Pacific middle-income countries, including Indonesia, are failing to support large numbers of poor and vulnerable people due to a lack of spending

Jakarta – Temporary Direct Assistance to the Public (BLSM) could be ineffective because it may not be spent as intended.

Ridho Syukra – The government's temporary direct cash assistance program to offset higher fuel prices could increase the poverty rate if recipients do not use it properly, the country's

Members of Parliament are concerned because the number of people unemployed within the country continues to increase every year.

The Australia West Papua Association is concerned that local people in the areas where the attacks against the Indonesian military occurred will suffer as security operations are conduc

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Stakeholders of the social security scheme are at odds over the amount of insurance premium contributions they should pay for the five mandatory national s

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Workers and the poor have rejected the government's idea of gradually implementing social security programs and to impose premiums for the services, saying

Tito Summa Siahaan – Indonesia should more widely distribute the benefits of strong economic growth and protect poor and vulnerable households from sudden changes in the economy, the Wo

Jakarta – In the absence of transparent political funding in the country, alleged misuses of state funds for the interests of those in the navel of power have become banalities of daily

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Skepticism and uncertainties are haunting the planned implementation of five mandatory social security programs in 2014 and 2015.

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Lawmakers and workers unions are questioning the constitutionality of the recently passed Social Security Providers (BPJS) Law, claiming that the House vio

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – Several worker and employer association groups say they will file a judicial review request of the recently enacted Social Security Providers (BJPS) Law to

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Anita Rachman & Dessy Sagita – For the thousands of workers who trooped to Jakarta on Friday to demand the House of Representatives pass the social security scheme bill into law, th

Ridwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has suspended once again the endorsement of the social security providers (BPJS) bill after discord with the government over a

Ismira Lutfia – Hundreds of women marched from the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to the State Palace on Sunday to call for the government to implement the National Social Security Syst

Nani Afrida, Jakarta – The presidential advisory council has warned the President to be more careful in disbursing social funding to the provinces as the money has allegedly been used t

Arya Dipa, Bandung – A forum held by university students concluded that the government failed to bring prosperity to the people.

Jakarta – The State Enterprises Workers Union (FSP BUMN) filed on Monday for a judicial review of the 2004 Social Security Law with the Constitutional Court, saying that the court shoul

Ronna Nirmala – Around 5,000 people rallied in front of the House of Representatives on Friday to demand lawmakers ratify pass the much-discussed and delayed social security bill.