Govt suspends social aid for 1.5 million families flagged for online gambling
The figure marks a sharp increase over the 2025 data-matching exercise, which identified approximately 600,000 beneficiary families with transactions linked to online gambling.
The Indonesian government has suspended social aid for nearly 1.5 million families identified through an online gambling cross-reference. This marks a significant increase from the 2025 data-matching exercise, which had identified around 600,000 beneficiary families with gambling-related transactions. Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf confirmed on Sunday that 1.5 million families had been flagged in the latest sweep by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK).
Among them, 794,475 households are also recipients of the Family Hope Program (PKH), a cash transfer scheme for the country's poorest. Aid disbursement to all flagged families is currently on hold pending a verification process. The ministry is under pressure to tighten oversight of the multitrillion-rupiah social protection programs following the staggering figure.
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