The Ministry of Social Affairs has led various ad-hoc initiatives to renovate residences of elderly living in villages. However, as of 2014 the renovation funding allocated per house was only IDR 10 million. The Minister of Social Affairs then argued that this budget is limited to evoke a sense of community spirit in the villages and entice neighbours to help the rebuilding process, thus saving labour costs (Marbun, n.d.).

References:

Marbun, J. (n.d.). Kementerian Sosial Terus Perbaiki Rumah Lansia. 2014.