[Narasi gambaran berikut dipetik dari hasil pengamatan SMERU dan Kantor Bank
Dunia Jakarta, Indonesia]
Social Assistance (SA) are here defined as noncontributory cash or
in-kind transfer programs targeted in some manner to the poor or vulnerable.
Indonesia does not have a SA sector per se, but the Government of Indonesia
(GOI) articulates its poverty alleviation strategy around three “clusters”
(where households, communities, and micro-enterprises are targeted); the first
pillar (households) is roughly equivalent to the definition of SA used in this
report. No official budget category meets either the SA definition used here or
the defi nition of the GOI’s first poverty reduction cluster. Economic classifications
in Indonesia’s budget expenditures include a “social assistance“ category which
is used broadly and includes a wide array of social spending in areas such as
education, health, agriculture, industry and disaster relief. Functional
classifications of Indonesia’s budget expenditures include a “social
protection” category which is used narrowly and consists mainly of initiatives
at Kemensos (Kementerian Sosial, Ministry of Social Affairs).
