Yogyakarta Protests Changes in BPS Welfare Data
The Yogyakarta government has received complaints from residents who suddenly lost their aid eligibility after a shift in their BPS decile status.
The Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) is protesting changes made by the Statistics Indonesia (BPS) in their community welfare decile classification. These alterations have led to residents being suddenly removed from aid registries, causing concern over potential social unrest and distorted policy planning. Regional officials claim that the new classifications do not accurately reflect the ground reality.
Yogyakarta Regional Secretary Ni Made Dwi Panti Indrayanti demanded clarification from BPS about the basis for the data revision, suggesting it may be an attempt to ease the fiscal burden. The issue has sparked complaints from citizens who were moved between deciles 1 to 10, which determines eligibility for welfare programs. Yogyakarta Social Agency Head Suyarno revealed that the reclassifications are based on a combination of data from various sources, including the National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN) framework.
Despite BPS's quarterly updates, decile shifts are said to naturally occur with changes in underlying indicators. However, this rapid reclassification has left many residents anxious and questioning the accuracy of their new decile rankings.
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