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Indonesian Journal of Social Technology, Vol. 5, No. 10, October 2024 4215

The Role of the Family Hope Program (PKH) in Improving

Community Welfare in Sumber Urip Village, Selupu Rejang

District, Rejang Lebong Regency

Dina Febria Puspita

, Tamrin Bangsu

, Desy Afrita

Universitas Bengkulu, Indonesia

Email: [email protected]

*Correspondence

ABSTRACT

Keywords: PKH,

community welfare,

descriptive qualitative,

summer trip village, policy

implementation.

This research aims to understand the role of the Family Hope

Program (PKH) in improving the welfare of the people of

Sumber Urip Village, Selupuh Rejang District, Rejang

Lebong Regency. Using a descriptive qualitative approach,

this study collects data through interviews, observations, and

documentation. The results showed that the implementation

of PKH in the village was going well, although there were

still several obstacles, such as differences in the amount of

assistance received between participants and conflicts

between communities related to the criteria for PKH

recipients. PKH is considered to be able to have a positive

impact on improving socio-economic conditions, especially

in the fields of health and education, which indirectly

contributes to improving people's welfare. In conclusion, the

Family Hope Program (PKH) plays an important role in

improving the welfare of the people of Sumber Urip Village.

Although there are several obstacles in its implementation,

such as conflicts between recipients and unclear criteria for

aid recipients, this program still has a positive impact,

especially in improving the level of education and health.

Introduction

The Indonesian government launched the Family Hope Program (PKH) in 2007 as

part of efforts to develop social protection policies and accelerate poverty alleviation.

(Shofi & Rusmiwari, 2019). This program is a form of conditional cash assistance, or

Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT), which has been successfully implemented in several

countries to overcome poverty. (Sutjiatmi & Umaroh, 2019). Over the years, PKH has

been instrumental in helping very poor households maintain their purchasing power,

especially when there is a fuel price adjustment. However, currently, PKH is more

focused on building a social protection system for the poor, maintaining and improving

their welfare, and breaking the long-standing chain of poverty. (Kamariani, Asbarini,

Ridwan, & Rahman, 2024).

PKH participants, known as Very Poor Households/Families (RTSM/KSM), are

expected to have better access to basic social services, such as health, education, food,

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and nutrition. The program also aims to reduce social disparities, helplessness, and

alienation that are often experienced by the poor. PKH participants have responsibilities

related to health and education (Yasin, 2021). In terms of health, they are required to

undergo pregnancy checks, health checks, regulate nutritional intake, and immunizations

for children under five. In the field of education, they are required to send their children

to elementary to secondary levels (SD, STP/SMP, to high school).

PKH provides both short-term and long-term benefits. In the short term, this

program reduces the burden of spending on poor households. In the long term, it is hoped

that this program can break the chain of poverty between generations by improving

children's health, nutrition, education, and income ability in the future. (Kamariani et al.,

2024). In addition, PKH also gives hope and confidence to children regarding their future.

In general, health and education are closely related to the poverty level of a household,

both based on facts and theories. Very low incomes cause families to be unable to meet

their basic health and education needs. (Rahmawati & Kisworo, 2017).

Sumber Urip Village is one of the villages located in Rejang Lebong District. This

village has an area of 650 hectares, where most of the people work in the agricultural

sector, namely as vegetable farmers and also fruit farmers. (Suleman & Resnawaty,

2017). Of course, this village is also to improve the welfare and the community and

poverty alleviation, this village runs one of the programs from the central government,

namely the Family Hope Program (PKH) (Sumbawati, Asmini, Juliawati, & Pamungkas,

2020).

In Sumber Urip Village, 112 families are recipients of the Family Hope Program

(PKH) out of a total of 875 families in the village. It is hoped that the existence of these

PKH recipients can help overcome the problems of poverty and inequality that occur in

the people of Sumber Urip Village. The reason I conducted this research is to find out

whether the Family Hope Program (PKH) has a role in improving the welfare of people

who receive assistance from the government. In addition, as a social welfare student, I

want to analyze whether the PKH program in Sumber Urip Village faces obstacles in its

implementation and whether there is a need for improvement to achieve the expected

goals.

The purpose of the research with the title The Role of the Harapah Family Program

(PKH) in improving the welfare of the community in Sumber Urip Village, Selupuh

Rejang District, Rejang Lebong Regency is to see how this program has a role or impact

in improving the welfare of the people of Sumber Urip Village, besides that the purpose

of this study is also used to see what factors are inhibiting and also supporting in the

implementation of this program in the village community Source: Urip.

Research Methods

This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach to understand the role of the

Family Hope Program (PKH) in improving community welfare in Sumber Urip Village,

Selupuh Rejang District, Rejang Lebong Regency. (Sholikhah, 2016). Data collection

was carried out through interviews, observation, and documentation techniques.

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Interviews were conducted with several informants, such as the village head, the

head of the welfare section, PKH assistants in Sumber Urip Village, and PKH recipient

communities. The purpose of this interview is to get in-depth information about how PKH

plays a role in improving community welfare. Observation was used to see firsthand the

process of distributing PKH to the recipient community and how they were involved in

receiving the assistance. Meanwhile, documentation is carried out by collecting written

data and documenting the interview process.

Through this study, researchers hope to explain whether the Family Hope Program

has an economic and social impact on recipients so that their well-being can be improved.

Results and Discussion

Studies show that the Family Hope Program (PKH) in Sumber Urip Village is

running well. Based on the implementation theory developed by Merille S. Grindle

(Nugroho, 2006, pp. 132-135), the concept of policy implementation provides an

understanding that implementation is carried out after the policy is made. The goal to be

achieved depends on several components that affect the success of the implementation.

This shows that the people there are very enthusiastic and supportive of the

implementation of PKH, which also indicates that the program is running well in Sumber

Urip Village, Selupu Rejang District, Rejang Lebong Regency. Field data shows that the

number of PKH participants decreased from 2022 to 2024, which means that the program

is quite effective in the village. The role of PKH implementation in Sumber Urip Village

is expected to achieve the goals set by the government. The results of the study also show

that the parties involved in this program are very supportive and understand the

importance of the program. However, from the results of interviews and research, it can

be seen that at the beginning of the implementation, the participation rate of the poor as

recipients of assistance was still low; They tend to have difficulty working and have a

low participation rate. Even so, over time, socialization, understanding, and involvement

from various parties related to the implementation of PKH in Sumber Urip Village are

increasing, and the people receiving assistance are beginning to realize the importance of

education and health. As a result, the participation of PKH participants in the village has

also increased. (Prichatin, 2019).

The results of interviews with PKH companions in Sumber Urip Village and several

PKH participants showed an improvement in socio-economic conditions, especially in

the village, thanks to the assistance of PKH. Although the socio-economic changes are

not very significant, there is an increase. (Siregar, 2019). From the perspective of PKH

companions in Sumber Urip Village, program participants, and observation results show

that the level of community education is increasing. Some PKH participants stated that

children who previously only attended school until junior high school have now continued

to the high school level.

In addition, the PKH Program in Sumber Urip Village is also very helpful for the

families who are the recipients. Based on the results of interviews with several PKH

recipients, they admitted that they were greatly helped by this program in improving their

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well-being, although it was not fully sufficient for their needs, PKH helped to meet their

daily needs, including health costs. Interviews with village heads also revealed that the

program has a positive impact on its recipients and helps villages in overcoming poverty

problems.

In the implementation of this program, some factors support the sustainability of

PKH, as well as factors that are obstacles. Supporting factors for the success of PKH

include sufficient financial resources to achieve program goals. In addition, good

coordination between parties related to the implementation of PKH in Sumber Urip

Village is also an important supporting factor. The existence of PKH companions who

interact directly with recipients is also able to guide them well.

However, several factors are obstacles to the implementation of PKH, such as

conflicts between aid recipients due to differences in the amount of assistance received,

which are caused by different needs. In addition, some people are no longer eligible to

receive assistance but are still recorded as recipients and are reluctant to hand over

assistance to those who are more entitled. Other obstacles include miscommunication

between PKH companions and recipients, as companions are not only responsible for one

village.

Conclusion

This study shows that the Family Hope Program (PKH) plays an important role in

improving the welfare of the people of Sumber Urip Village. Although there are several

obstacles in its implementation, such as conflicts between recipients and unclear criteria

for aid recipients, this program still has a positive impact, especially in improving the

level of education and health. This is expected to break the chain of poverty in the future

and improve the socio-economic conditions of the village community. Good coordination

between related parties and the role of PKH companions is crucial for the success of this

program.

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Urip Village, Selupu Rejang District, Rejang Lebong Regency

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