Politics · Indonesia · 9 hrs ago
Indonesia’s 2026 Wage Subsidy Will Be Paid Into Bank Accounts
Indonesia will pay its 2026 wage subsidy into recipients’ bank accounts.
Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto said the government hopes to end payments through the state postal service, following President Prabowo Subianto’s direction that everyone aged 17 and older should have a bank account.
Each eligible worker will receive Rp 900,000, paid in one transfer for three months of support at Rp 300,000 per month.
Eligibility is limited to registered workers who meet the rules: recipients must be Indonesian citizens with a national identity number and active employment social security coverage through August 2026.
Their monthly pay must be no more than Rp 3.5 million or the applicable local minimum wage, whichever rule applies.
Government employees, military personnel and police officers are excluded.
Payments are scheduled for November or December 2026 and will go through state-owned banks.
Indonesia’s 2026 Wage Subsidy will be transferred to recipients’ bank accounts rather than paid through post offices, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said.
The subsidy totals Rp 900,000, paid at once for three months of support.
Payments are scheduled for November or December 2026 and will be made through Himbara banks.
Eligible workers must meet citizenship, employment-insurance and income requirements set out in a labor regulation.
- Who
- Eligible Indonesian workers who meet the program’s requirements.
- What
- The 2026 Wage Subsidy will be paid into recipients’ bank accounts, not through post offices.
- When
- Payment is scheduled for November or December 2026.
- Where
- Indonesia; payments will be made through Himbara banks.
- Why
- The president’s direction is for everyone aged 17 and over to have a bank account.
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Airlangga Hartarto said the subsidy would be transferred to recipients’ bank accounts.
The subsidy is scheduled to be paid.
- Total subsidy
- Rp 900,000
- Payment structure
- Rp 300,000 per month for three months, paid at once
- Payment channel
- Himbara banks
- Income threshold
- Up to Rp 3.5 million per month or the applicable UMP/UMK
- Employment-insurance status
- Active BPJS Ketenagakerjaan participant through August 2026
What people are saying
BSU is usually transferred, not through (the post office). Now the president's direction is that everyone should have an account. Everyone is expected to be able to use an account.