Beware of Surge in Poor Population
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on poverty in Indonesia is inevitable. The poverty rate is projected to further increase as more people become vulnerable to falling into poverty.
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Children cross a row of semi-permanent houses in a densely populated residential area in Muara Angke, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on Thursday (16/1/2020).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on poverty in Indonesia is inevitable. The poverty rate is projected to further increase as more people become vulnerable to falling into poverty.
The poverty target of 6.5-7 percent in 2024 as stated in the National Medium-Term Development Plan, could be missed. Social protections will only be able to hold the pace of the increase in the poverty rate in Indonesia from being too sharp.