Environmental arrangement through uninhabitable housing renovation program: Lesson from Indonesia

In order to realize decent housing for the poor, the government has launched a social rehabilitation program for Uninhabitable Houses (RTLH) based on Law Number 13 of 2011 concerning Handling the Poor. The problem that arises is that the prospective recipient is not registered in the 2018 Unified Database (BDT) and the assistance is not sufficient so that the recipient has to borrow or sell the assets they have. To ensure this, it is necessary to evaluate the implementation of the RTLH program with the aim of 1) identifying the perceptions of the recipients of the RTLH program, 2) identifying the impact of the RTLH program on poverty alleviation efforts. The sample from the study came from three sub-districts with the highest number of RTLH in Magelang Regency. This type of research is descriptive qualitative with data collection methods in the form of observations, interviews, and literature studies. The results are that 1) all informants feel helped by this program even though the funds provided are not sufficient so they have to borrow or sell assets, 2) this program has an impact on poverty alleviation even though it is not evenly distributed, 3) and a synergistic relationship is needed in the management of the renovation assistance program. RTLH involving local government, village government, recipients of RTLH assistance, community, and CSR. This research has implications for policies that will be made by the District Government in the future to improve the procedures for providing RTLH assistance.