Ministry of Social Affairs' Budget Realization Reaches 98.58 Percent, Commission VIII Appreciates and Strengthens the Support

This important point is a part of the explanation of Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini in a working meeting with Commission VIII DPR RI in Jakarta, Wednesday (8/2).

"The realization of Ministry of Social Affairs budget in 2022 is IDR 96.5 trillion or 98.58 percent," said Minister of Social Affairs Risma during a working meeting with Commission VIII DPR RI in Jakarta, Wednesday (8/2).

In 2022, Ministry of Social Affairs' budget reached IDR 97,928,061,416,000. Good performance records an absorption of IDR 96,534,397,587,261 or 98.58 percent. In front of Commission VIII DPR RI, the Minister elaborates her explanation based on four budget items.

The four budget realization items were personnel expenditures, goods expenditures, social assistance expenditures, and capital expenditures.

For employee expenditure posts, IDR 428,746,038,370 or 91.52 percent of the IDR 468,493,079,000 ceiling was realized. Realization of goods spending amounted to IDR 4,062,376,304,851 or 96.55 percent of the ceiling of IDR 4,207,499,366,000.

"For social assistance spending, the realization was IDR 91,884,679,114,935 or 98.71 percent of the ceiling of IDR 93,086,716,563,000, and capital expenditure of IDR 158,596,129,105 or 99.93 percent of the ceiling of IDR 165,352,408,000," said Risma.

Furthermore, the Minister explains that the realization of social assistance spending was used by three units within the Ministry of Social Affairs, namely the Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation (Ditjen Rehsos) of IDR 595.21 billion, the Directorate General of Social Protection and Security (Ditjen Linjamsos) of IDR 29.09 trillion, and the Directorate General of Social Empowerment (Ditjen Dayasos) of IDR 63.23 trillion.

"Social assistance at the Directorate General of Social Rehabilitation was allocated for Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) with a total of 15,478 units of aids distributed and a realization of IDR 595.21 billion or 98.83 percent," said the Minister.

Then, Risma added, those details were special literacy for persons with visual disabilities, ATENSI for persons with disabilities, food for single disabilities, ATENSI for victims of disaster emergencies, ATENSI for children, ATENSI for orphans (Covid-19), ATENSI for orphans (additional budget), ATENSI for elderly and food for single elderly.

"So, this form of assistance is not only in the form of social assistance, but also case response," she explained.

Meanwhile, social assistance at the Directorate General of Social Protection and Social Security, was allocated for social protection programs for victims of natural disasters, social and non-natural disasters, as well as the Family Hope Program (PKH) and Integrated Welfare Homes.

"Assistance for victims of natural disasters who receive emergency response logistical assistance and social recovery, as well as Psychosocial Support Services (LDP), the realization is IDR 280.43 billion or 99.24 percent," said her.

Meanwhile, the realization of assistance for social protection programs for victims of social and non-natural disasters, Risma said, reached IDR 50.89 billion or 100 percent due to the Kanjuruhan tragedy in October 2022.

"In this part, we reach 100 percent. Actually, we need more. After Kanjuruhan tragedy, many died so that the realization more than 100 percent. Yesterday, we asked for funds from grants," she explained.

For PKH, Risma said there was a difference in the realization of success which reached IDR 28.7 trillion or 100 percent and the realization of transactions of IDR 28.48 trillion or 99.22 percent.

"We have distributed 100 percent, but the transaction in the community is 99.22 percent. There is a possibility that the person died, moved, and so on. So, there is a difference between the realization of a successful channel and the realization of transaction," she said.

Assistance for the Directorate General of Social Empowerment program in 2022 was allocated for Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT), BLT cooking oil and BLT BBM, empowering Remote Indigenous Communities, and Heroes of the Archipelago Economy (PENA).

Risma explained the reason for the difference between social assistance budget data in 2022 that she presented and that mentioned by the Chairperson of Commission VIII DPR Ashabul Kahfi of IDR 78 trillion.

"Different from the data of IDR 78 trillion because there was additional assistance for BLT cooking oil and BLT BBM in 2022," Risma explained.

For PENA program, realization had reached IDR 26.68 billion or 52.31 percent of the ceiling of IDR 51 billion. It happened because the period for the implementation was at the end of the year.

For this reason, she asked for support from legislators to ease the Ministry of Social's steps in pursuing budget realization in subsequent years by not opening budget hold at the end of the year.

"We routinely hold meetings with related Ministries/Institutions in order the budget hold is opened at the beginning of the year. We are now struggling. Therefore, we ask for support from chair and members of Commission VII DPR RI to facilitate our steps to go forward," said her.

Responding to Risma's request, Chair of Commission VIII DPR RI, Ashabul Kahfi, also supported the Minister’s proposal to encourage the relevant Ministries/Institutions to open a budget hold at the beginning of the year in order to ease the process of distributing social assistance.

Furthermore, he and the legislators also appreciated the programs that have been carried out consistently by Ministry of Social Affairs in 2022 and will be continued in 2023.

"We appreciate the Ministry of Social Affairs’ programs and all the realizations that have been achieved. We support the steps of Minister of Social Affairs Risma and the Ministry of Social Affairs to continue to strive for community welfare," he said.

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