Direct Cash Assistance
Assistance for the Poor
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Oh my God,” moaned Rokatun with a heavy sigh. She began to worry when she heard that the government was planning to increase the price of fuel. The mother of three children recalled when the government increased the price of fuel twice three years ago. At the time, Rokatun, who lives along the railroads at the subdistrict of Tambak Harjo, Semarang, received direct cash assistance of Rp100,000 a month.
The cash aid is quite substantial in compa
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