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Field Monitoring to Guard Social Assistance Distribution Accountability
JAKARTA
(April 30th 2020) - Inspector of Social Protection and Security, Afrizon
Tanjung, has participated in field monitoring distribution of social assistance
as prevention of COVID-19 pandemic. This monitoring was carried out in several
areas of Jabodetabek from April 27th until April 29th 2020.
This
field monitoring itself is carried out in order to oversee accountability and supervision implementation of Social Safety Net
Program (JPS) and social protection programs for other lower-level communities
affected by COVID-19 within the Directorate General of Social Protection and
Security. Therefore, a Technical Team for Accountability and
Supervision for Expansion of the Family Hope Program (PKH) and Social
Assistance Staple Food for DKI Jakarta and Bodetabek areas that were affected
by COVID-19 was formed.
The
Inspectorate General dispatched three teams to monitor the distribution of this
basic food assistance. Each team
consists of four people and monitors one area each day. The areas visited in
this monitoring were social service clans and tribes in North Jakarta, South Jakarta, West
Jakarta, Depok, Bekasi, South Tangerang, Tangerang and Bogor areas.
In
addition to visiting Social Services Office, the team also went down to
residential areas to monitor the distribution directly. One of residential
areas reviewed directly is Palmerah RW 14, West Jakarta. Inspector of Social
Protection and Security also came directly to review readiness of aid stock at
MT Haryono's Transmart.
During
three days of field monitoring, the team from Inspectorate General found
that main obstacle in field was related to data on beneficiaries. The first stage
of social assistance distribution data does not match data submitted from the
RT / RW scope. In addition, because
distribution is carried out by PT Pos Indonesia, social services agency also
does not receive data on social assistance recipients due to a lack of
coordination.