Mides bets on reinforcing it, also proposes the creation of the menstrual hygiene basket
In the next few hours the treatment of the five -year budget at the level of the Commission of Integrated Finance with the Budget of the House of Representatives will begin.
From the Ministry of Social Development, increase in some benefits destined to the population that is in a situation of greater vulnerability are proposed.
If approved, that increase will be put into practice as of January 1, 2026.
“There is a bet on the 1st childhood that is important. One of the benefits we deliver is the breeding bond that is a plus on the Uruguay Social card for those homes where they live pregnant women or children under 4 years.” advancement Juan Martín Fernández.
“That reinforcement will be increased, that is, the raising bonus will increase by 50%. It is one of the main bets for this focus that we have in the 1st childhood because we know that in those first years of life you play a lot of the development of boys and girls and we want to reinforce with some more pesos” broad.
Creation menstrual hygiene basket
Another novelty that was included in the budget for the next five -year period has to do with the creation of a menstrual hygiene basket.
“It is a law that was voted in the previous administration, which was a fact that the Executive Power had not been specified” recalled. “Now in the budget we made a place to specify it” He said at a press conference.
“This benefit is aimed at women between 12 and 50 years of age who receive the Uruguay Social card. It is an amount that adds to the card and that it is another way of strengthening because it must be taken into account that in these poorest homes, the headquarters are almost always of women” The National Director of Transfers and Mides Data Analysis said.
“In the end, everything goes to this reinforcement that we want to give to the 1st childhood and not to speak collaborate with gender equity that is one of the main goals we have as social development” said.
Currently, the upbringing bond is in an approximate amount of $ 2,300, therefore the increase, the reinforcement will be $ 1,150. “This was included in the budget, now it has to be approved” clarified. “It is something that is in the proposal of the Executive Budget, but it is not confirmed.” express.
“The menstrual hygiene basket is $ 1,200 a year. It is a very modest amount, but it depends on the number of women between 12 and 50 years that has the home, it does have more than one woman that doubles or triples” Juan Martín Fernández pointed out.
“All this is oriented to continue strengthening the amounts on the Uruguay Social Card that are so important to alleviate poverty” considered.
Detect the most vulnerable homes
Yes, people who are within the range of attention of the Ministry of Social Development can be directed to the territorial offices, the system for detecting families deplied and that can receive the benefits of measures will be refloated.
“Transfers have broad coverage, but still remains, especially in the most vulnerable homes that sometimes do not know this right or do not feel recipients of this benefit, to which we must go look for” The director of Transfers and Mides Data Analysis announced on his visit to Cerro Largo.
“That requires more proactivity, more territorial deployment and that is what we are pointing. In addition, complementing other programs, for example, Uruguay grows with you that has a very close family accompaniment with families with families, it does detect a situation of social vulnerability right there can take the affidavit to apply to this program. People are one Juan Martín Fernández remarked.
