Bantuan Sosial bagi Lanjut Usia (Lansia) di Masa Pandemi

Abstract

Penduduk lanjut usia termasuk dalam kelompok rentan di masa pandemi COVID-19. Tujuan tulisan ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi peran pemerintah baik tingkat pusat maupun daerah dalam pemberian bantuan sosial bagi lansia. Data penelitian didapatkan dari open source sejak bulan Maret hingga Juli 2020. Ditemukan bahwa pada level pusat, Kementerian Sosial dan Kementerian Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak, serta pada level daerah, Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta dan Jawa Timur, telah menyediakan bantuan sosial yang menyasar lansia di masa pandemi. Program bantuan ini kemudian dianalisis menggunakan konsep familisasi dan defamilisasi. Beberapa lansia sebelum masa pandemi masih mampu bekerja dan memenuhi kebutuhan hidup sehari-hari tanpa bergantung pada keluarga (defamilisasi). Namun, selama pandemi, lansia tersebut harus bergantung kembali kepada keluarga (familisasi) karena terbatas untuk bekerja di luar rumah dan atau tidak memiliki dana pensiun. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa bantuan sosial dari pemerintah bagi lansia selama masa pendemi sangat diperlukan untuk mengurangi risiko-risiko defamilisasi.Kata Kunci: bantuan sosial; lanjut usia; COVID-19; familisasi; defamilisasi Elderly are included in the vulnerable group during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aims to identify the role of government at both the central and regional levels in providing social assistance for the elderly during the pandemic. This study utilizes an open-source obtained from March to July 2020. It was found that at the central level and at the regional level, have provided social assistance. This assistance is then analyzed using the concept of familization and defamilization. Some elderly before the pandemic were still able to work and fulfill their daily needs without depending on family (defamilization). However, due to the pandemic, the elderly had to depend on their families (familization) because they are limited to working outside the home and do not have a pension fund. It can be concluded that social assistance from the government during the pandemic is very much needed to reduce the risk of defamilization.Keywords: social assistance; elderly; COVID-19; familization; defamilization