One of the most important bets of the National Government in the framework of its fight against poverty and inequality, is the Colombia Mayor program, an initiative with which it seeks to increase the protection of older adults through the delivery of an economic subsidy for those who are homeless, They do not have a pension, or live in extreme poverty.
Basically this help, which is delivered by means of monetary transfer, aims to generate special coverage for those grandparents and grandmothers who reached their retirement and did not meet the requirements to obtain a pension. In this way, they contribute to the fact that they can generate decent living conditions in that part of their life.
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A few months ago, this program was news, since, in compliance with resolution 00809 of 2024 signed by the Director of Social Prosperity, Gustavo Bolívar, an increase in the subsidy was implemented for The beneficiaries of 80 years or more, who obtained an increase in state transfers.
“As of the fifth cycle of payments of the year, this group has received $ 225,000 per month, while adults over 60 but under 80 have continued to receive $ 80,000. This measure benefited 484,697 older adults within the total of 1,631,089 program participants, improving their capacity to access basic goods and services, ”they explained from the DPS.
According to government norms, to register in the Colombia Mayor program, adults must meet certain requirements, such as Colombian and have resided in the country during the last ten years. In addition, they must have at least three years less than the minimum age to pension for old age, that is, 54 years in the case of women and 59 for men. Likewise, they have to be registered in the sisbén.
Colombia Mayor – Social Prosperity
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Changes for 2025
In the midst of the positive balances that this social commitment has, the most significant changes in Colombia Major are projected by 2025, since according to statements of Gustavo Bolívar himself, if the pension reform enters into force in July of that year, the number From the beneficiaries of the program it will expand drastically, from 1.7 million to 3.1 million older adults.
What will undoubtedly be the most important modification of this subsidy for validity in progress, is the general increase in transfer, which will reach $ 230,000 and will be for all older adults and Not only for those who are over 80 years old, as is currently.
Likewise, one of the doubts that are maintained on this program, is that it is not clear if the $ 50,000 that they add in Bogotá for resources of the Mayor’s Office will be maintained, which would remain at $ 280,000 for the older adults registered in the capital of the country . Faced with this, the authorities in charge of the process warn that you must wait for the entrance of the pension reform.
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Can you lose help?
In accordance with the norms of social prosperity, the beneficiaries of the ProgramColombia Mayor can lose the subsidy if they stop meeting the established requirements, the death of the beneficiary is recorded (it is not inheritable), the falsehood in the information provided or any fraud attempt to preserve the subsidy is proven.
Likewise, those who begin to receive a pension or receive an income higher than that established in current regulations will also be excluded from the program. Other reasons to lose the subsidy include receiving another economic benefit for old age that, added to that of Colombia Mayor, exceeds half a monthly minimum wage.
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Finally, the begged begged as a productive activity, the transfer to another municipality or district, the lack of consecutive collection in four scheduled turns (or two in municipalities of bimonthly payment) is also considered causal) and the voluntary decision of the beneficiary to withdraw from the program.
