In this way the Food Bonus of 270 soles will be paid

Do you know how you can receive the Food Bonus? This S/270 subsidy, which the government will grant to people with the most vulnerable economy in the country to help mitigate the rise in food prices, will begin to be distributed in the first week of November. Here we indicate what the forms of payment will be.

The Food Bonus was created through Supreme Decree No. 003-2022-Midis and will be delivered to 6 million people, of legal age, in a situation of poverty or extreme poverty.

Next, see how you can know if you are a beneficiary, how you can collect and from when.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM A BENEFICIARY OF THE BONUS 270?

In order for people to verify if they are beneficiaries of the Food Bonus of S/ 270the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion enabled a platform. These are the steps to follow:

• Enter the next link: https://www.gob.pe/bonoalimentario
• Click on the “Check with your ID” button.
• Fill in the blank boxes: put the DNI number, the date of issue of the document and make a ‘check’ in the box “I am not a robot”.
• Accept the privacy policy and click on “Check if you are a beneficiary”.
• The page will show the result if the person is entitled to the bonus or not.

WHAT ARE THE FOUR METHOD OF PAYMENT OF THE FOOD BONUS?

According to the regulation, the beneficiaries will be able to collect the Bonus of S / 270 in:

1. Deposit in account: If you have an account in another financial entity, it will be deposited automatically, according to the payment schedule. This allows you to withdraw the money at any time through ATMs or authorized agents.
2. Digital wallet: Digital wallets allow you to have your Food Voucher virtually. To charge, you will need to have a mid-range cell phone with a line in your name.
3. Paying carts: the payment carts or value transport companies (ETV) will reach the most remote locations in the country, especially in the mountains and jungle, where there are no financial entities.
4. Payment at bank agencies: It will be delivered to Banco de la Nación agencies through their windows, only to people who do not have a bank or financial institution account, or do not have a cell phone in their name.

FROM WHEN WILL THEY START PAYING THE FOOD BONUS OF S/270?

The Minister of Development and Social Inclusion, Dina Boluarte, announced on Friday, October 21, that the food bonus of 270 soles will begin to be delivered from the first week of November.

“From the first week of November we are already starting with the payment of the food bonus for 6 million brothers and sisters in the country”, detailed during the IV Peru-European Union Forum: sustainable investments for inclusive development.

According to Law 31538, which created the food bonus, The collection of the 270 soles can be made until April 30, 2023.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE BONUS OF 270 SOLES?

According to Law 31538, which created the food voucher, these are the requirements that the beneficiaries must meet.

• Being of legal age.
• Being in a condition of poverty and extreme poverty, according to the General Household Register (PGH) of the Household Targeting System (SISFOH).
• Be in the National Registry for measurements COVID-19 in the framework of the Health Emergency (National Registry).
• The monthly income of their households must not exceed the amount of the minimum living wage of S/1,025.00.
• They should not be registered in the public and private payrollexcept for pensioners, survivors and the training modality.
• Belonging to households in the Together, With You and Pension 65 programs that have not received the extraordinary additional subsidy that has been delivered since last August.