President Luis Lacalle Pou met this Wednesday in the Executive Tower the Ministers of Social Development, Martín Lema; of Economy, Azucena Arbeleche, and of Labor, Pablo Mieres, to carry out a “tuning up” of the social politics. Among other topics, they discussed the reinforcement of family allowances, access to low-cost electricity and the program Access.
After the meeting, Lema reported that they analyzed the incidence of these actions in the number of households and in minors, as well as the structural measures that he considered necessary to reinforce.
As of June 1, 2022, the Mides increased the Family Allowances-Equity Plan by 70%which reach 142 thousand children from 0 to 6 years old, he specified.
With the Mides-UTE Social Bonus, 136,700 vulnerable households have access to electricity with a discount of up to 90%. In addition, the benefit of the 50% discount on the price of refilling 13-kilo supergas bottles reached more than 115,000 homes, added the minister. The plan of Parenting Bonus it reached some 30,000 households in which children from 0 to 4 years old reside.
The minister considered that, after implementing the measures, it is necessary “to cross the line and analyze from the economic point of view, the accompaniment, and other lines of action”. “It must be within a strategic plan that seeks autonomy.”
In this sense, he assured that there are measures that generate “a good impact” and provide “a signal”, such as the elimination of the income limit to maintain family allowances. “A job opportunity will never be at the expense of a social benefit,” she stressed.
For the Mides holder, in this period there is a territorial strengthening of the ministry and a change of model, for which the weekly dedication of technicians increased, reaching 100 in early childhood care, and mobile offices were installed. In addition, the current administration seeks to improve the information system, which enables early capture of the social diagnosis on newborns, to reverse situations of social vulnerability, he indicated.
On the other hand, he stressed that the elimination of intermediaries through social organizations allows more resources to reach the beneficiaries of the program. Access.
He also appreciated the incorporation of tools, such as the English language, and the incentive to companies to hire people who completed the protected work stage.
