From the first week of April 2023, thousands of Colombians will be able to access the Citizen Income program, which is an initiative of the National Government that seeks beneficiaries for those families that are registered in Sisbén IV or are in a situation of extreme poverty.
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The implementation of this program – included in the National Development Plan – was approved on February 14 as an initiative that seeks to give a subsidy of 500,000 pesos to families that meet the requirements determined by the Government.
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The entity assured that 113,000 families from indigenous communities could benefit.
According to the Department of Social Prosperity, the entity will consider various factors when determining the amount of the transfer to households, such as categorization in the Sisbén IV survey, family composition, belonging to the indigenous population or if they were victims of forced displacement, and the geographic location of the family.
In addition, this will also be based on the results and experience of the Shock Plan Against Hunger and the special monetary transfer that was made in December of last year. As a result, the government It considered the amounts assigned to people located in the 466 Colombian municipalities with high and very high prevalence of child malnutrition.
Likewise, it will privilege mothers who are heads of households with children under 6 years of age.
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It should be noted that in a press release published on February 15, one day after the approval of the program, the General Director of Social Prosperity, Cielo Rusinque, explained that “it is a non-assistance program for the population that needs it most.” needs and who is in a state of vulnerability and extreme poverty. The spirit of the Citizen Income is to be a system that allows dignifying this type of benefits and aidto the extent that it involves income that is above the poverty line.”
How do I know if I can apply for this subsidy?
If you want to check if you are one of the potential beneficiaries to receive financial aid, you can do so on the Prosperidad Social website. To do this, you must follow the following steps:
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1. Enter the page www.prosperidadsocial.gov.co. There you must click on the “Register” option.
2. Keep in mind that if you already have a record, you will need to log in to the Digital Citizen Authentication service.
3. Once in the portal, you must enter the option that says “Consult drafts and benefits” and it will appear whether or not you are one of the beneficiaries of the program.
It should be noted that the first payment of the program is scheduled for April 2023. After this, the amount will be consigned to the beneficiaries, it will continue every two months, that is, it would be consigned again in June, August, October and December.
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