Unconditional Cash Transfer 2008

Since 1992 the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) through the National Social Economic Survey (SUSENAS) collected the data on education, health, housing, consumer / household expenses, and other socioeconomic every year, which is referred to as data Cor. In addition, they also collected the special data (modules) which is different every three years, namely the data consumption and household spending, education and social culture, as well as housing and health. These data are very useful for the government to plan the sectoral and cross- sectoral development.

To meet the data needs of the government about the development of poor people every year, Panel Susenas collected the consumption and expenditure module data with the total sample of 10,000 households in 2003. The number of samples is only able to estimate the national poverty, while the demands of the availability data of poverty rate up to provincial level is increasing.

In 2007, the number of samples of Panel Susenas was expanded to 68,800 households. It must be done to obtain the poverty rate up to the provincial level, and this number of sample was held back on implementing the Panel Susenas 2008. Besides, the implementation field was conducted by the teams which are coordinating Team and some counter (PCS). With the system, they expected that the completion field can be more quickly and the quality of the field result can be better.

Preparatory activities of Panel Susenas 2008 are conducted at the end of 2007, includes intama workshops and Innas training that aims to make the same perception of the concepts / definitions and procedures, then practice survey.