Since the beginning of February, the Government gave the go-ahead to start the program Citizen Income 2023which seeks to unify different subsidies into one in order to promote them with a view to distribute resources to the most vulnerable populations in Colombia.
According to figures provided by government spokesmen, more than three million people will benefit from this initiative.
(Austerity measures would have a low impact on public spending).
On the official website of the Department of Social Prosperity (DPS) reference is made to the transition It will start from the database of families registered in the 2021 and 2022 calls by classification to Sisbén IV.
With this clear, it is expected that amounts will be delivered between 140 thousand and 500 thousand pesos for people who meet the requirements. In the same way, this will also be based on the results and experience of the Shock Plan against Hunger and the special monetary transfer that was made last December.
(Keep in mind: the changes that the Mi Casa Ya program will have).
From this, the Government will increase the amounts assigned to people residing in the 466 municipalities in the country with a high or very high prevalence of child malnutrition.
How do you know if you are a beneficiary?
1. enter the official page of Social Prosperity and click ‘Register’.
2. If you already have a registration, it will be necessary to log in to the Digital Citizen Authentication Service.
3. Once in the portal, you must enter the option ‘Consult drafts and benefits’, and it will appear on the screen whether or not you are one of the beneficiaries of the program.
(Step by step to access the Mi Casa Ya housing subsidy)
It is worth clarifying that the first payment of Citizen Income is scheduled for April 2023. After these, the amount will be consigned to the beneficiaries in an interval of two months, that is, it will be consigned again in June, August, October, and December.
When will the first payments be made?
As explained by the DPS, the payment of this subsidy It will be done in the first fortnight of April and it will be made to the bank accounts in an interval of two months directly with the banking entities or through payment operators such as Super Giros.
(Home sales, plummeting: the factors that worsen the fall).
“At this moment, the news that we are giving Colombians is that the transition to what will be the Citizen Income is already being guaranteed. The first payment will be made in the first fortnight of April”, explained the director of Social Prosperity, Cielo Rusinque Urrego, in statements for ‘W Radio’.
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