How to Check PKH Social Assistance in September 2026 via Mobile Phone: Do You Qualify or Not?

KOMPAS.com - You can now check PKH social assistance (Program Keluarga Harapan) via your mobile phone.

PKH aid is disbursed in phases starting from July, August, and September 2026.

The phased disbursement means that Beneficiary Families (Keluarga Penerima Manfaat or KPM) do not receive the assistance all at once.

KPMs are required to regularly check their PKH social assistance status.

So, how do you check it? Here’s the explanation, as quoted from the official website of the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs.

How to check PKH social assistance via mobile phone

There are two ways to check social assistance: first, through an application, and second, via the official website cekbansos.kemensos.go.id.

Through the social assistance checking app

• Download the Cek Bansos Kemensos app from the Play Store or App Store
• Open the app after installation
• Select the 'Cek Bansos' menu
• Enter your NIK (ID Number) matching your ID card data
• Enter the available verification code
• Click 'Cari Data' (Search Data)

The search results will display information including recipient identity, type of assistance, receipt status, and the disbursement period.

Alternatively, you can check via the website cekbansos.kemensos.go.id. Here are the steps.

Via cekbansos.kemensos.go.id

• Open https://cekbansos.kemensos.go.id
• Enter your NIK
• Fill in the Captcha code shown
• Click 'Cari Data'

The system will promptly display the recipient’s name, decile group, assistance status, and the type of social aid they are eligible to receive.

If you are registered as a recipient but have not yet received the PKH aid, what steps should you take? See the explanation below.

Registered but PKH aid has not been disbursed

If you are registered as a recipient but have not yet received the PKH aid, you can follow these steps.

• Regularly check your assistance status through the app or the official Kemensos website
• Contact the social workers in your local area
• Visit your village or sub-district office to verify your recipient status
• Ensure that your population data matches your ID card
• Check if there have been any changes in family data that have not been updated

Meanwhile, the Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Saifullah Yusuf, also known as Gus Ipul, reminded recipients to make the best use of the PKH aid.

Decile Data Protest

A group from the Jakarta Citizens Coalition for Justice (Koalisi Warga Jakarta untuk Keadilan or KWJK) held a demonstration over social assistance decile data in front of the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) office on Jalan Salemba Raya, Senen, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (17/9/2026).

The protest started around 11:00 a.m. WIB in front of the Kemensos gates.

The crowd, mainly composed of women from various regions of Jakarta, gathered from the gate area extending to the sidewalk.

"The basis of this decile data is unclear; many poor residents are assigned a high decile and risk losing social assistance. Yet, there is no accountability from the government," explained the action coordinator Marlo Sitompul.

Responding to the demonstration, Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf, or Gus Ipul, met with the protesters.

Protesters then took turns expressing their grievances regarding their family decile data.

This article previously appeared on Kompas.com under the titles "How to Check KTP Social Assistance in September 2026: Find Out if You Receive Aid or Not" and "Social Assistance Decile Data Protest in Front of Kemensos, Protesters Met by Gus Ipul"