<![CDATA[Welfare issues persist in most regions of Indonesia, including East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, which records the lowest average per capita expenditure and nutrient consumption that falls short of national adequacy standards. To address these challenges, the government implemented the Non-Cash Food Assistance program (Bantuan Pangan Non-Tunai/BPNT) to alleviate household expenditure burdens and fulfill dietary needs. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of BPNT and its impact on expenditure types and household nutrient consumption in NTT Province in 2023. Utilizing the 2023 National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) data from BPS-Statistics Indonesia, this study focuses on households as the observational unit, categorized by their poverty status. The Propensity Score Matching (PSM) method was employed because the selection of BPNT recipient households is non-random and subject to specific criteria. The findings reveal that inclusion and exclusion errors still occur in the implementation of BPNT. Furthermore, under the Conditional Independence Assumption (CIA), the estimated Average Treatment Effect on the Treated (ATT) values demonstrate that the BPNT program has a positive impact on expenditure types and household nutrient consumption, particularly within poor and severely poor household groups. Consequently, the BPNT program is deemed appropriate and should be sustained to enhance welfare in NTT. Nevertheless, periodic evaluations of the program's implementation are imperative to ensure more precise targeting.]]>
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