Implementation of Non-Cash Food Assistance Program in Kotagede, Yogayakarta
Merintha Suryapuspita (a) and Sulikah Asmorowati (b*)
(a) Magister Public Policy, Airlangga University, merinthasuryapuspita[at]gmail.com
(b*) Department of Administration, Airlangga University, sasmorowati[at]gmail.com
Abstract
This study aims to explain how the e-money implementation for poverty by the goverment. However e-money system tends to be used by middle and upper economic class. The interesting, since 2017 Indonesian government has also implemented Non-Cash Food Assistance for poverty alleviation programs use e-money. To support the implementation of the program, One of pilot project for the implementation is Yogyakarta. Kotagede is sub district in Yogyakarta have 1.050 family targets. The method used in this study is qualitative, by interview approach and document analysis. The purpose of non-cash food assistance has not been fulfilled. This can be seen from 900 families who can exchange rice and eggs every month, 100 other families cannot exchange their assistance. However, the implementation of a non-cash food assistance program greatly facilitates the community in utilizing the assistance obtained every month. This is especially if it is compared with the previous program, namely, program beras sejahtera (food aid), that this not used e-money.
Keywords: E-Money, Povety, and Non-Cash Food Assistance Program
Topic: Social and Economic Issues