The Implementation of Cashless Program in Indonesia (Case Study of Non-Cash Food Assistance in Yogyakarta City)
Merintha Suryapuspita (a*), Sulikah Asmorowati (b)
a. Magister Public Policy, Airlangga University, Jl. Airlangga No. 4-6, Surabaya, Indonesia
*merinthasuryapuspita[at]gmail.com
b. Department of Administration, Airlangga University, Jl. Airlangga No. 4-6, Surabaya, Indonesia
Abstract
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, the President of Republik Indonesia has approved the Presidential Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 63 of 2017 concerning Distribution of Non-Cash Social Assistance. One object or city of pilot project for the implementation is Yogyakarta, which has a total of 17,634 family targets. The method in this study is qualitative, by interview approach and document analysis. This study found that people were easier to exchange Food Assistance with e-money. This is especially if it is compared with the previous program, namely, Program Beras Sejahtera, that this not used e-money. This study also found that Non-Cash Food Assistance given to people through Combo Card that can be used to get rice and egg according to the people needs. The most importantly, when this program is working, the government has given chance to the low-class people to feel what is felt by middle-class people
Keywords: Non-Cash Food Assistance program and Poverty
Topic: International Symposium on Social Sciences, Humanities, Education, and Religious Studies