The Department for Social Prosperity (DPS) announced a new accounting of the process for the new payment cycle of the Citizen Income subsidies and VAT Refund and assured that everything is ready for the round that will begin on Thursday – July 25 – in which they will implement some changes with the entity in charge of monetary transfers.
Although they were scheduled for Friday – July 26 – the director of Prosperidad Social, Gustavo Bolívar, assured that thanks to the management between the entity he leads and the Banco Agrario, everything was ready to start earlier and in this way quickly bring state aid to Colombians who need it.
Anif warns that Colombia has become a ‘tax purgatory’
“This year, Banco Agrario will deliver monetary transfers from both programs. The selection of the bank also strengthens the project of consolidating a public bank that favors the popular, urban and rural economy, which is included in the National Development Plan,” explained this official.
It should be noted that Renta Ciudadana and Devolución del IVA are administered by Prosperidad Social and, according to the established schedule, both programs will execute six payment cycles in four instances during the remainder of this year. The first installment begins on July 25 and will last until August 14.
“With this we plan to deliver $409,000 million to more than 2 million households, prioritizing households in extreme poverty with single parents, and with children under 6 years of age in their care, so that in this way we can achieve, As has already been demonstrated, more Colombians have a better quality of life,” Bolívar added.
For its part, Banco Agrario reported that, regarding this cycle, beneficiaries will be able to receive their transfer through offices, banking correspondents (Supergiros, Efecty, Reval, Punto de Pago, ePago and SuRed), Movii, the BICO electronic wallet and the ATMs of the Servibanca network.
What’s next for the days without VAT, after being objected to by President Petro?
“Selected beneficiaries will receive a text message in which they will be informed of the payment method: for bank customers, by deposit into a savings account or BICO, which can be withdrawn from ATMs in the Servibanca allied network; for non-bank customers, at the counter in the bank’s offices or banking correspondents,” the entity stated.
According to its accounts, this bank has a presence “in 1,104 municipalities in the national territory, with 793 branches, 131 light offices of the Banco Agrario de Colombia Más Cerca format, 2,302 ATMs of its own and of the Servibanca Green Network, and more than 12,500 banking correspondents of its own and of allies. In addition, it is the only financial institution in 456 locations.”
How to resolve doubts?
To resolve doubts or receive more information about payment For the purposes of citizen income, interested parties can access several contact options. Through Prosperidad Social, you can visit the website www.prosperidadsocial.gov.co, send a message to WhatsApp at 3188067329, or use the free text message service at 85594. The email address [email protected] is also available.
Economic situation worsens merchants’ confidence
Another option is to call the Bogotá hotline at (60-1) 3791088 or the national toll-free line 01-8000-951100. Banco Agrario offers additional channels of attention. Interested parties can visit www.bancoagrario.gov.co or write to [email protected] for specific questions about the program.
In addition, Banco Agrario has telephone lines for customer service. In Bogotá, the contact number is (60-1) 7948567, and For the rest of the country, you can use the national toll-free line 018000955500.