Poverty Pressure for People with Social Welfare Problems (PMKS) During the Pandemic in Gresik Regency

Authors

  • Ratna Azis Prasetyo Departemen Sosiologi, Universitas Airlangga, Departemen Ilmu Sosial, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Program Studi Ilmu Politik, Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya
  • Septi Ariadi Departemen Sosiologi, Universitas Airlangga, Departemen Ilmu Sosial, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Program Studi Ilmu Politik, Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya
  • Bagong Suyanto Departemen Sosiologi, Universitas Airlangga, Departemen Ilmu Sosial, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Program Studi Ilmu Politik, Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya
  • Sudarso Sudarso Departemen Sosiologi, Universitas Airlangga, Departemen Ilmu Sosial, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Program Studi Ilmu Politik, Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya
  • Abd Hannan Departemen Sosiologi, Universitas Airlangga, Departemen Ilmu Sosial, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Program Studi Ilmu Politik, Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya
  • Risca Yunike Putri Departemen Sosiologi, Universitas Airlangga, Departemen Ilmu Sosial, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Program Studi Ilmu Politik, Universitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17977/um021v7i12022p12-26

Keywords:

COVID-19, PMKS, Poverty Pressure, Poverty, Empowerment

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a domino effect to increase poverty rates. In Gresik
Regency, the number of layoffs (PHK) and small businesses that went out of business added new
poor people so the number of PMKS increased. This study intends to describe the poverty
pressure experienced by PMKS during the COVID-19 pandemic and the appropriate handling
strategy. The research method used is descriptive research by conducting structured interviews
to 400 PMKS in Gresik Regency. The results of this study found that the poverty pressure carried
out by PMKS during the COVID-19 pandemic was a reduction in savings and assets owned to
meet their daily needs during the pandemic where they lost their jobs and the businesses they
were engaged in experienced setbacks, difficulties in meeting the needs of life and family nutrition,
increased debt to domestic disputes and the threat of children dropping out of school. The easiest
survival strategy for PMKS is to make changes to consumption patterns, while help from relatives
is relatively difficult to obtain and productive activities such as business diversification are also
relatively difficult to do. The coping strategy that can be done is to empower PMKS, especially
the productive age group, which aims not only to prevent the fading of PMKS' ability to help
themselves but in the long term they can get out of the pressures of poverty they are experiencing.

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Published

05/04/2022

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022)

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