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BPK: Rp2.7B Student Aid Paid to 320 Deceased Students

Stateline MEDIA Newsroom•October 17, 2026•3 min read

The Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK) found Kartu Indonesia Pintar Kuliah (KIP-K) funds worth Rp2.70 billion disbursed to 320 students who had died, within the Higher Education Ministry, based on IHPS I/2026. The National Public Transparency Movement (GNTP) said it is ready to take formal steps and demanded accountability for the education budget.

Key Facts

The Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK) found Kartu Indonesia Pintar Kuliah (KIP-K, a college scholarship program) funds disbursed to 320 students who had already died, totaling Rp2.70 billion, within the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology.
The finding appears in the Semester Audit Results Summary (IHPS) I/2026 and was quoted by several media outlets on Tuesday (14/10/2026).
BPK recommended ministry and agency leaders coordinate to fix recipient data and recover the overpayments through deposits back to the state treasury.
The KIP-K finding is part of 93 issues across 53 ministries and agencies worth Rp355.16 billion found by BPK - including Rp274.10 billion in Health BPJS subsidy premiums at the Health Ministry (deceased participants, duplicate data, among others).
BPK also recorded Rp12.37 billion in excess Program Indonesia Pintar social assistance transfers at the Basic and Secondary Education Ministry to 19,331 students, caused by duplicate data with the Religious Affairs Ministry PIP and blacklisted recipients.
The National Public Transparency Movement (GNTP) highlighted the finding on Saturday (17/10/2026) and said it is ready to take formal steps, demanding accountability for the education budget.

Audit Finding: Rp2.70 Billion for Deceased Recipients

The Audit Board of Indonesia (BPK) has revealed the disbursement of Kartu Indonesia Pintar Kuliah (KIP-K) funds to ineligible recipients: 320 students who had died continued to receive education aid totaling Rp2.70 billion. The finding occurred within the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology.

In its audit report, BPK wrote: "There was disbursement of Kartu Indonesia Pintar Kuliah (KIP-K) to recipients who had died, totaling 320 students amounting to Rp2.70 billion, at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology." The finding appears in the Semester Audit Results Summary (IHPS) I/2026 and was quoted by several media outlets on Tuesday (14/10/2026).

On this finding, BPK recommended ministry and agency leaders coordinate to fix the aid recipient data system and recover the overpayments by depositing them back into the state treasury.

Part of 93 Issues Worth Rp355.16 Billion

The KIP-K finding is just one of 93 issues BPK found across 53 ministries and agencies with a total value of Rp355.16 billion, according to Bloomberg Technoz on October 14, 2026. A similar issue in the health sector was even bigger: BPK found Rp274.10 billion in Health BPJS subsidy premiums at the Health Ministry involving deceased participants and duplicate data.

In basic and secondary education, BPK recorded Rp12.37 billion in excess Program Indonesia Pintar (PIP) social assistance transfers at the Basic and Secondary Education Ministry to 19,331 students. The excess was triggered by duplicate data with the Religious Affairs Ministry PIP and recipients on local government blacklists, quoted from CNBC Indonesia via Berita898.

GNTP Ready to Take Formal Steps

The latest spotlight comes from the National Public Transparency Movement (GNTP), which on Saturday (17/10/2026) affirmed it will take formal steps over the finding. GNTP demanded full accountability for the education budget and stressed that BPK audit results must not end as recommendations on paper. "The education budget must be accounted for; do not let audit findings stop at mere recommendations," their statement read, quoted by media.gntp.net.

GNTP's push adds pressure on the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology to promptly fix KIP-K recipient data and recover the Rp2.70 billion disbursed to deceased recipients. The finding also tests the government's commitment to closing recurring leaks in the education budget flagged repeatedly in BPK audits.