Legal Literacy - Indonesia, which is in a period of economic growth, continues to issue various policies oriented towards improving people's living standards. However, these policies have not fully been able to answer the main challenge in significantly reducing poverty rates. This is because poor people who face income uncertainty and limited access tend to find it difficult to escape the poverty trap by relying solely on their own efforts. In such a situation, assistance from the state becomes important to promote a decent life and create social justice. This is in line with the constitutional mandate in Article 34 paragraphs (1) and (2) of the 1945 Constitution, which states that "the poor and abandoned children are cared for by the state" and that "the state develops a social security system for all people and empowers weak and incapable communities in accordance with human dignity."
As an implementation of this mandate, the Indonesian government has launched various social assistance programs (bansos) aimed at reducing poverty and improving welfare. Some of these include Non-Cash Food Assistance (BPNT), the Family Hope Program (PKH), Cash Social Assistance, Rastra, and the Indonesia Pintar Program (PIP). However, these programs have also generated various pros and cons, especially regarding the polemic of misallocation in the recipient data collection process. This is…
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