Politics · Indonesia · 16 hrs ago
Indonesia Has Registered 18.8 Million Families for Digital Social Protection
Indonesia is trying to register families for its digital social protection program before the end of 2026.
By November 5, 18.8 million of the 48 million target families had registered, leaving about 29.2 million still to go.
Registration has slowed to about 377,000 families a day, below the roughly 521,000 daily pace needed to meet the target.
The government plans to work more closely with local authorities and use local task forces to speed up registration.
Signing up does not guarantee a family will receive aid; eligibility will be assessed using the National Socio-Economic Single Data system, not decided by registration agents.
The government aims to begin digital aid payments in the first quarter of 2027.
Indonesia had registered 18.8 million families for its digital social protection program by November 5, 2026.
That was 39.2% of the target of 48 million families, leaving about 29.2 million still to register.
The registration rate had slowed to about 377,000 families per day, below the roughly 521,000 daily rate needed to meet the target by the end of 2026.
The government plans to speed up registration by mobilizing agents and coordinating more closely with local governments.
Registration does not guarantee that a family will receive aid; eligibility will be assessed using national socioeconomic data.
The government aims to begin digital aid distribution in the first quarter of 2027.
- Who
- Indonesia’s government is registering families for the program. Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf discussed the effort.
- What
- The government is registering families for its digital social protection program.
- When
- By November 5, 2026, 18.8 million families had registered. The target is to register 48 million by the end of 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- The program is part of a shift to make social assistance distribution more accurately targeted.
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Registration reached as many as 506,000 families per day.
A total of 18.8 million families had registered, and the rate had slowed to about 377,000 per day.
The government aims to register 48 million families.
The government aims to begin digital social assistance distribution.
- Registered families
- 18.8 million by November 5, 2026
- Registration target
- 48 million families
- Families still to register
- About 29.2 million
- Current registration rate
- About 377,000 families per day
- Required rate
- About 521,000 families per day to reach the target by the end of 2026
- Digital distribution target
- First quarter of 2027