Politics · Indonesia · 15 hrs ago
Indonesia plans nationwide digital welfare rollout on November 10
Indonesia plans to launch digital social assistance nationwide on November 10, if the date does not change.
The plan was proposed to President Prabowo Subianto by Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, head of the National Economic Council.
Officials say 60 million people have registered and qualify for assistance through the government technology system.
Luhut hopes that figure will pass 100 million by launch.
The government aims to register everyone in Indonesia who qualifies by the end of the year.
Digital delivery is meant to make the distribution of aid fairer.
Earlier plans set 2027 as the target for digital assistance, with registration through a government portal using national ID details, an electricity meter number and facial recognition.
Indonesia plans to roll out its digital social-protection system nationwide on November 10, 2026, subject to no changes.
National Economic Council chair Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the proposal had been submitted to President Prabowo Subianto.
Luhut said 60 million people had registered and were qualified to receive social assistance.
He said the government hoped more than 100 million people would be registered by the rollout and all eligible residents by the end of the year.
- Who
- The Indonesian government plans the rollout. National Economic Council chair Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan described the plan.
- What
- A digital system for social-protection assistance is expected to be rolled out nationwide.
- When
- November 10, 2026, if there are no changes.
- Where
- Nationwide in Indonesia.
- Why
- The government says the system is intended to make social assistance fairer.
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The government had previously targeted 2027 for changing social assistance to digital cash assistance.
Luhut said the November 10 nationwide rollout had been proposed to President Prabowo Subianto.
The government plans to begin the nationwide digital social-protection rollout, if there are no changes.
Luhut said the government hoped all residents qualified for assistance would be registered by year-end.
- Planned rollout
- November 10, 2026
- Registered and qualified
- 60 million people
- Registration goal by rollout
- More than 100 million people
- Earlier target
- 2027
- Registration method described
- Self-registration through the Ministry of Social Affairs’ Perlinsos Portal
What people are saying
If there are no changes, around the 10th; we have proposed to the President that it will be rolled out nationally on the 10th.
As of today, 60 million have registered and are qualified to receive social assistance in GovTech.
We hope that by the time the President rolls it out on November 10, there will be more than 100 million people.
So this brings fairness.