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Analysts suggested that the government complement the system with other data sources to better assess people’s financial capacity.

Streams of reality : Water flows past slum housing on Nov. 13, 2025, along the Ciliwung River in Matraman, East Jakarta. The Jakarta provincial administration identified 445 community units with poor housing and limited sanitation. (The Jakarta Post/Iqro Rinaldi)

The National Economic Council (DEN) admitted that the new social registry system, known as the Single National Social and Economic Data (DTSEN), would not be flawless in determining individuals’ eligibility for subsidies, despite routine cross-checks that require a large amount of resources.Analysts suggested that the government complement the system with other data sources to better assess people’s financial capacity.

DEN member Arief Anshory Yusuf told The Jakarta Post on Thursday that the latest DTSEN update was collected in a census in 2022, which he said was “too old” to become the basis for social policies.