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Under the Manpower Ministry's Regulation Number 19 of 2015,the JHT for participants who stop
working can be paid once a waiting period of one month has passed, she disclosed.
Meanwhile, the JKP benefits are intended to provide a safety net to workers who stop working,
she said. However, the benefits of JHT received by workers in retirement will be greater, she
added.

It will be possible to avail the benefits of JHT before retirement if the workers have been
participating in the program for at least 10 years, and they can take a maximum of 30 percent
of the amount of JHT in question, the official said.

"Therefore, we are currently reviewing the benefits of JHT to return to the philosophy and in
accordance with the mandate of Law Number 40 of 2004 regarding the National Social Security
System. This is also an effort so that one social security program with another is harmonious
and synergistic in providing protection to workers/laborers," Putri added.

The JHT Program also has an additional benefit called Additional Service Benefit (MLT), she
revealed. The Old-Age Security Additional Service Benefit currently covers housing for
workers/laborers, she said. The additional benefit is also an effort to overcome the housing
backlog problem, which has raised the government's concern, she added.

"The government continues to attempt so that all Employment Social Security programs really
provide benefits to their participants. We continue to encourage the Workers Social Security
Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) to innovate in developing benefits, services, and membership
coverage. The government expects that all social security benefits can truly provide protection
and welfare for workers/laborers,” Putri said.

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