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Indonesia DTSEN welfare data accuracy concerns

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The implementation of Indonesia’s National Single Socio-Economic Data (DTSEN) decile system has raised concerns regarding the accuracy of welfare classifications. The system categorizes the population into ten groups, where decile 1 represents the lowest welfare group and decile 10 the highest. Officials from the Yogyakarta Social Services (Dinsos DIY) reported that shifts in rankings are often driven by the integration of new data sources, such as BKKBN and economic census results, rather than actual economic improvements. These discrepancies can lead to low-income individuals, including rickshaw drivers and those recently laid off, being placed in higher deciles, threatening access to critical support like the Family Hope Program (PKH) and educational scholarships. Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul) attributed recent fluctuations to approximately 12 million unverified data entries from the National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN). He stated that the government has since corrected these changes through DTSEN Volume 3.1 issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), with expectations for stabilized and verified data within one to two weeks. ~~The Minister clarified that decile changes do not result in the immediate removal of recipients from aid lists.~~ Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has announced plans to audit several hundred data samples once BPS completes its 2026 updates to ensure social protection remains targeted. ~~This follows reports of significant anomalies, including~~ To address systemic inaccuracies, the ~~Minister’s own son being listed in decile 7, while low-income workers were reportedly categorized in decile 10. Additionally, local legislators, such as Mega Nusantara Wati~~ government is transitioning to a digital social protection system, with a rollout planned for the third week of October 2026. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Chairman of the ~~Gunungkidul DPRD, have suggested~~ Government Digital Transformation Acceleration Committee, noted that ~~outdated administrative data~~ pilot testing in ~~family cards may be contributing to these inaccuracies. Amidst these concerns, Minister Saifullah Yusuf noted~~ Banyuwangi revealed that ~~the DTSEN has helped identify~~ 77.6 percent of social assistance was misdirected, with current estimates suggesting over ~~4.3~~ 60 percent of distributions are not correctly targeted. The new system will utilize domestically developed artificial intelligence to refine the DTSEN. By 2027, approximately 50 million ~~previously unreached families for social assistance.~~ citizens in deciles 1 through 5 are projected to receive assistance via cashless bank transfers.

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