Bantuan Langsung Sementara Masyarakat, BLSM (Unconditional Cash Transfer Programme)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Programme Details
Programme objectives
Supplementing the consumption of poor households in the face of price volatility through temporary unconditional cash transfers
World Bank. 2017. Indonesia Social Assistance Public Expenditure Review Update: Towards a comprehensive, integrated, and effective social assistance system in Indonesia. Jakarta: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535721509957076661/pdf/120905-REVISED-PUBLIC-Screen-English-1211-update.pdf>. Accessed 02 August 2018.
Start date
2013
World Bank. 2017. Indonesia Social Assistance Public Expenditure Review Update: Towards a comprehensive, integrated, and effective social assistance system in Indonesia. Jakarta: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535721509957076661/pdf/120905-REVISED-PUBLIC-Screen-English-1211-update.pdf>. Accessed 02 August 2018.
Coverage
KKS and KSKS cards are intended to cover 15.8 million households
World Bank. 2017. Indonesia Social Assistance Public Expenditure Review Update: Towards a comprehensive, integrated, and effective social assistance system in Indonesia. Jakarta: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535721509957076661/pdf/120905-REVISED-PUBLIC-Screen-English-1211-update.pdf>. Accessed 02 August 2018.
Programme expenditure
The programme had an expenditure of IDR9,470 billion in 2015
World Bank. 2017. Indonesia Social Assistance Public Expenditure Review Update: Towards a comprehensive, integrated, and effective social assistance system in Indonesia. Jakarta: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535721509957076661/pdf/120905-REVISED-PUBLIC-Screen-English-1211-update.pdf>. Accessed 02 August 2018.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Proxy Means Test
Targeted areas
Nationwide
World Bank. 2017. Indonesia Social Assistance Public Expenditure Review Update: Towards a comprehensive, integrated, and effective social assistance system in Indonesia. Jakarta: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535721509957076661/pdf/120905-REVISED-PUBLIC-Screen-English-1211-update.pdf>. Accessed 02 August 2018.
Target groups
Poor households
Eligibility criteria
The poorest 25 per cent of Indonesian households are eligible to receive BLSM transfers. Eligible househods use their social assistance cards (Kartu Perlindungan Sosial, KPS, Kartu Keluarga Sejahtera, KKS, or Kartu Simpanan Keluarga Sejahtera, KSKS) to prove their eligibility for BLSM and other programmes. The cards are delivered to eligible households via the national postal service (PT Pos) after their poverty status is verified by the UDB
World Bank. 2017. Indonesia Social Assistance Public Expenditure Review Update: Towards a comprehensive, integrated, and effective social assistance system in Indonesia. Jakarta: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535721509957076661/pdf/120905-REVISED-PUBLIC-Screen-English-1211-update.pdf>. Accessed 02 August 2018.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits
In 2013, BLSM paid IDR600,000 in two installments to 15.5 million households. In 2014, IDR1,000,000 were distributed in three installments to 15.8 million households
Suryahadi, Asep, and Ridho Al Izzati. 2018. “Cards for the Poor and Funds for Villages: Jokowi’s Initiatives to Reduce Poverty and Inequality.” SMERU Working Paper. Jakarta: SMERU Research Institute. <http://www.smeru.or.id/sites/default/files/publication/cardsforpoor.pdf>. Accessed 03 August 2018.
Payment/delivery frequency
BLSM transfers are temporary and typically paid in instalments
Benefit delivery mechanism
KPS/KKS holders have received their BLSM transfers via post offices and through a state-owned bank, Bank Mandiri. From 2017 onwards, these cards should come with a magnetic strip, allowing withdrawal from ATMs, bank agents, and pre-determined locations for specific social assistance transfers. The KSKS card is equipped with a phone SIM card that can be used to receive transfers as well
World Bank. 2017. Indonesia Social Assistance Public Expenditure Review Update: Towards a comprehensive, integrated, and effective social assistance system in Indonesia. Jakarta: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535721509957076661/pdf/120905-REVISED-PUBLIC-Screen-English-1211-update.pdf>. Accessed 02 August 2018.
Benefit recipients
Social assistance cardholders
World Bank. 2017. Indonesia Social Assistance Public Expenditure Review Update: Towards a comprehensive, integrated, and effective social assistance system in Indonesia. Jakarta: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535721509957076661/pdf/120905-REVISED-PUBLIC-Screen-English-1211-update.pdf>. Accessed 02 August 2018.
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
BLSM benefits are typically paid on a temporary basis
World Bank. 2017. Indonesia Social Assistance Public Expenditure Review Update: Towards a comprehensive, integrated, and effective social assistance system in Indonesia. Jakarta: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535721509957076661/pdf/120905-REVISED-PUBLIC-Screen-English-1211-update.pdf>. Accessed 02 August 2018.
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
The programme does not monitor processes and outcomes. A grievance redressal hotline via SMS (“Lapor!”) is in place
World Bank. 2017. Indonesia Social Assistance Public Expenditure Review Update: Towards a comprehensive, integrated, and effective social assistance system in Indonesia. Jakarta: World Bank. <http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/535721509957076661/pdf/120905-REVISED-PUBLIC-Screen-English-1211-update.pdf>. Accessed 02 August 2018.