Utilization of Family Hope Program (PKH) Social Assistance by Beneficiary Families in Rimba Langgeh Village, Arongan Lambalek District, West Aceh Regency
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https://doi.org/10.30601/humaniora.v10i2.8266Keywords:
Family Hope Program, Conditional cash transfer, Social assistance utilization, Education, Health, Social welfareAbstract
The Family Hope Program (PKH) is Indonesia’s conditional cash transfer for poor households, and local studies disagree on whether beneficiaries spend it on the purposes of its components. This study describes how beneficiary families in Rimba Langgeh Village, Arongan Lambalek District, West Aceh Regency, use PKH assistance in the education, health and social welfare components. A qualitative descriptive design was used. Ten beneficiary families were selected purposively and interviewed at home with a structured guide, and village documents were collected; the data were analysed by data condensation, data display and conclusion drawing. Respondents reported spending the education assistance on uniforms, shoes, bags, stationery, school fees, pocket money and transport; the health assistance on food, milk, vitamins, medicines and travel to health facilities; and the remainder on staple food, electricity and clothing. A few also reported house repairs, debt repayment, capital for a small shop and gold savings. The reported uses correspond to the three components and to the objective of reducing household expenditure, but they rest on self-reports from ten families and were not verified against school, health or spending records. Four of the ten families have received PKH for more than five years, the membership limit introduced in 2026.Downloads
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