"Soeharso" Center Provides Accompaniment and Assistance to Grandmother Suma'adan

SITUBONDO (August 6, 2021) - The Ministry of Social Affairs through Social Rehabilitation Center “Prof. Dr. Soeharso” Surakarta responded quickly to the viral news regarding the termination of the Prosperous Family Card Rice Aid for poor grandmothers in Situbondo, East Java. The Soeharso case response team, consisting of Sarjimin as a Social Worker and accompanied by Muhtar Kusumaatmaja and Tri Santoso, will clarify Grandma Suma'adan's problem in online media which is currently viral.

The news that has gone viral through social media http://teropongindonesianews.com tells the story of a grandmother named Buk Suma'adan (65 years old) who was forced to collect leftover rice to dry and cook again (cangkarok rice) because of rice assistance through the Prosperous Family Card has been discontinued since last January.

The Soeharso Center case response team immediately coordinated with the Situbondo District Social Service through Heri as the Acting Head of Social Security Division. Heri then assigned the Situbondo District TKSK coordinator to assist the team in responding to the problem. Together with Situbondo TKSK coordinator Lutfi Jalil, the rapid response team coordinated with the Perante Village government to dig deeper into the information.

From the quick response, the team received information that it was true that a grandmother named Buk Suma'adan was a resident of South Village of Perante Village, Asembagus District, Situbondo Regency, and indeed since February she has no longer received BSP assistance, while other residents, including her child, live next door still receiving BSP and PKH assistance.

The team tried to facilitate Buk Suma'adan by accessing the online SIKS NG application and found that Buk Suma'adan's data had been validated in March 2021. Then the team validated the files related to the assistance, and found differences in the typing of names on the KTP and KKS.

The team immediately reinforced Buk Suma'adan and her family and explained the actual condition, that the assistant had tried really hard to keep Buk Suma'adan from getting help.

As a follow-up, Asembagus District TKSK and Situbondo District TKSK coordinators will oversee this issue by coordinating with East Java Province data managers until BSP assistance can be disbursed again.