How to Register for Online and Offline PKH Social Assistance 2024

The Family Hope Program (PKH) is a social assistance program provided by the Indonesian government, with the main aim of reducing poverty and improving the quality of life of poor and vulnerable families through providing conditional financial assistance. This program is designed as an effort to provide social protection to beneficiary families (KPM) by increasing access to education, health and social welfare services. This program is different from the one for MSMEs.

Social assistance (bansos) and the Family Hope Program (PKH) are two Indonesian government initiatives aimed at reducing poverty and improving social welfare. Even though these two programs have the same goals, there are significant differences in the mechanisms, targets and conditionals applied to each program.

It should be noted that PKH recipients are not immediately registered, but need to register first. This registration can be done both online and offline. Below are the procedures:

How to Register PKH Social Assistance Recipients online via cellphone

To get PKH social assistance online, you can register yourself via the Social Assistance Check Application made by the Ministry of Social Affairs. Here is the registration tutorial:

• Download the 'Cek Bansos' application, either via the Play Store or App Store
• Register a new account (fill in your name, address and contact number)
• Enter the application homepage
• Press the "Register Proposal" menu
• Select “Add Suggestion” and fill in the requested personal information
• Select the type of PKH assistance
• Verification process

How to Register PKH Social Assistance Recipients Offline

If you are reluctant to register online, you can try registering offline through local officials. The steps include:

• Visit the village head or sub-district head's office with your KTP and KK.
• The village head will forward the registration data to a higher level through a village or sub-district deliberation process.
• The social service will verify and validate registration data.
• The verified data will be entered into the Social Welfare Information System (SIKS) for further processing.

Requirements for PKH Social Assistance Recipients

Below are several conditions that must be met by PKH social assistance recipients:

• Indonesian citizens (WNI) are proven by e-KTP
• Registered as a needy family group in sub-district data
• Not a member of ASN, TNI, or Polri
• Never received other assistance such as BLT UMKM, BLT Salary Subsidy, and Pre-Employment Card
• Registered with the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs' DTKS (Integrated Social Welfare Data).

2024 PKH Social Assistance Fund Nominal

• Toddlers (aged 0-6 years) receive IDR 750.000,00 per stage or IDR 3.000.000,00 per year;
• Pregnant and postpartum women receive IDR 750.000,00 per stage or IDR 3.000.000,00 per year;
• Elementary School (SD) students receive IDR 225.000,00 per stage or IDR 900.000,00 per year;
• Junior High School (SMP) students receive IDR 375.000,00 per stage or IDR 1.500.000,00 per year;
• High School (SMA) students receive IDR 500.000,00 per stage or IDR 2.000.000,00 per year;
• Seniors aged 70 years and over receive IDR 600.000,00 per stage or IDR 2.400.000,00 per year;
• People with severe disabilities receive IDR 600.000,00 per stage or IDR 2.400.000,00 per year.

PKH beneficiaries are usually families who fall into the poor and vulnerable categories based on integrated social welfare data managed by the government. The family must meet certain criteria set by the government to be able to receive assistance.

PKH implementation is carried out by periodically distributing aid funds to beneficiary families through mechanisms determined by the government, such as through bank accounts or other designated financial institutions.

The Family Hope Program is part of the Indonesian government's efforts to create a more just and prosperous society by reducing social and economic disparities in society. Through PKH, it is hoped that there will be an improvement in the quality of life for poor and vulnerable families as well as the creation of a healthier and more educated next generation.