IDNEWSNOW.COM, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi will lead the hand-over ceremony of the Covid-19 social help program for2021 The event occurs today at the State Palace in Jakarta.
The social support circulation will be performed offline and online, beginning at 14: 00, Jakarta time.
There are three kinds of social help that will be handed over: the Household Hope Program (Program Keluarga Harapan/PKH), the Staple Food (Sembako) Program, and the Cash Social Help (BST).
The PKH is for 10 million families. The assistance will be dispersed by 4 nationwide banks through cost savings accounts, paid in four phases throughout one year; January, April, July and October.
The essential food program is targeting 18.8 million families, likewise dispersed by state-owned banks through the Prosperous Family Card (KKS) program. Eligible families will receive Rp200,000 each month of this year.
The money help deserves Rp300,000 each month, paid on a monthly basis from January to April2021 The money support is offered to 10 million households by the Indonesian Post Service, PT POS.
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