Home Minister Urges Regional Governments to Allocate Budget for Renovating Uninhabitable Houses

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has urged all regional governments to allocate budgets for the renovation of uninhabitable homes owned by citizens.

“I only ask my fellow local government officials to embrace programs like this that are pro-poor,” said Tito in Kampung Ambon, Kedaung Kali Angke, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, on Saturday (24/10/2026).

Quoting President Prabowo Subianto, Tito remarked that a leader's happiness comes from seeing his people happy.

“I also urge the DKI Jakarta provincial government to budget for these programs. There is a local council here dealing with housing matters, so I hope this is communicated,” he stated.

“And I encourage all regional governments to carry out similar initiatives. Create programs that are pro-poor,” he explained.

Tito noted that the home renovation initiative is a collaboration between the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PKP) and various stakeholders, including ATR/BPN, PNM Mekaar, the police, and the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

One of the homes set for improvement is located in Kampung Ambon, an area often referred to as a drug village.

In this context, Tito assured that the government aims to address the root problems of drug villages across Indonesia.

“Drug villages, for example, are just the tip of the iceberg. We are working to resolve the underlying issues,” said Tito.

According to Tito, the root problems of drug villages include poverty, uninhabitable housing, and a lack of community empowerment.

The government aims to renovate 450,000 uninhabitable houses as part of its efforts to tackle these issues.

“And this is truly a program from Mr. Prabowo. If you take a closer look, all his programs are very pro-people,” Tito said.