Ministry of Social Affairs Distributes Siosar Permanent Housing Assistance Phase III

Ministry of Social Affairs Distributes Siosar Permanent Housing Assistance Phase III
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Alif Mufida Ulya
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Annisa YH
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Intan Qonita N

KARO (December 7, 2020) - The Ministry of Social Affairs distributed assistance for the contents of permanent housing (huntap) for phase III relocation to 892 families of victims of the Mount Sinabung eruption who had fulfilled Huntap Siosar in Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province, Monday (7/12).

The stimulus assistance for social recovery for the third phase of relocation worth Rp2,676,000,000 was symbolically received by five representatives of Siosar temporary shelter residents.

Senior Staff to the Minister of Social Affairs for Social Accessibility, Sonny W. Manalu, as a representative from the Ministry of Social Affairs said that the Ministry of Social Affairs was given the authority and responsibility by the President to fill the Siosar Huntap that had been built.

"Of course, if there is a building, there is its contents. Well, the Ministry of Social Affairs already has a proper standard for the huntap filling, for that we provide this assistance," said Sonny after handing over the symbolic aid to five recipients in Karo, today (7/12).

According to him, the assistance for the contents of the third phase of the relocation shelter is the last stage that the Ministry of Social Affairs provides to residents of the Siosar shelter. Furthermore, he hopes that there will be independence from the local community.

"For now, the assistance for the contents of the huntap from the Ministry of Social Affairs is the last stage. They can already live at home, and they can try to (run their business) again," he added.

In an effort to provide social protection for victims of the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Karo, the Ministry of Social Affairs has taken several steps for handling emergencies and distributing social recovery assistance since 2014 until now.

In 2014, the Ministry of Social Affairs has distributed life insurance assistance (jadup) and compensation for heirs to 17 people with a value of Rp6.1 billion. Furthermore, in 2015, logistical assistance, jadup and contents of temporary shelters to 384 families with a value of Rp5.9 billion have been distributed.

Then, in 2016, the Ministry of Social Affairs has also distributed compensation to 11 heirs of the victims of the eruption and logistical assistance worth Rp987 million. As for 2017, the distribution of jadup assistance and the contents of permanent housing to 184 families worth Rp3.2 billion has been carried out.

Furthermore, in 2018, jadup assistance and the contents of permanent housing amounting to Rp9.6 billion have been distributed to 455 families. Meanwhile, in 2019, assistance for jadup and the contents of permanent housing to 1,014 families from Berastepu Village, Gamber Village, Guru Kinayan Village and Kuta Tonggal Village amounted to Rp4.8 billion has been distributed.

"So, the total assistance that has been distributed by the Ministry of Social Affairs from 2014 to date has reached Rp93.9 billion," he explained.

BBR Assistance for Berastagi Fire Victims

In addition to providing assistance for the contents of the huntap for victims of the eruption of Mount Sinabung, the Ministry of Social Affairs also handed over assistance for House Building Materials (BBR) for the Berastagi Market fire incident that occurred in mid-November.

"We are also concerned about the massive fire that devoured hundreds of stalls at Berastagi Market last month," said Sonny.

The social recovery assistance distributed by the Ministry of Social Affairs is in the form of temporary shelters and Productive Economic Enterprises (UEP) for 8 families/house units of fire disaster victims worth Rp264,000,000. The aid was symbolically handed over to three victims whose house units were burned down.

The Regent of Karo, Terkelin Brahmana, expressed his gratitude for the quick steps taken by the Ministry of Social Affairs in responding to the request he had submitted some time ago.

"Thank you because the Ministry of Social Affairs has committed to quickly realizing the assistance needed by the victims of the Sinabung eruption (the contents of the huntap) and the Berastagi fire (the UEP stimulant), including the basic food packages that residents received today," said the Regent.

The fire that hit Berastagi Market, a traditional fruit and vegetable center in Berastagi City, Karo Regency, North Sumatra on Tuesday (17/11) devoured at least 500 market stalls. No casualties were recorded, but the loss from the incident was estimated at billions of rupiah.

In addition to assistance for the contents of the huntap and UEP, basic food assistance was also given to victims of the Mount Sinabung eruption, relocation phase III and the Berastagi Market fire, as many as 1,500 packages worth Rp300,000,000. So that the total assistance distributed by the Ministry of Social Affairs today reached Rp3,240,000,000.

In the distribution of 2 types of aid that afternoon, also present in the middle of the location of the Chairman of the DPRD for North Sumatra Province, Baskami Ginting, the Chairperson of the Karo DPRD, Iriani Br. Tarigan, Head of North Sumatra Social Office, Head of Karo Social Office, Head of Police, to the ranks of Karo Regional Leader Coordinating Forum.

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