The Ministry of Finance warned that unscrupulous people pose as officials and try to defraud older adults, who are interested in accessing the benefits of the Food Pension Program. The false managers use spaces in radios to promote themselves.
The false managers who pose as the director of the Unit manage to enter the air to supposedly report on the process that must be carried out to access the Alimony. They provide telephone numbers (cell phones) to contact him with the promise of including them in the list of beneficiaries in exchange for remittances of sums of money. The same try to defraud older adults from different parts of the country and lately in the capital.
In this context, the Treasury clarified that no official in the area contacts those interested in accessing alimony for the elderly.
If you become aware that someone is being interviewed claiming to represent an authority, it is recommended that you contact the person appointed by your Municipality or call the Call Center (021) 419-8056 of the Directorate of Non-Contributory Pensions for pertinent queries. .
Likewise, he indicated that the Directorate of Non-Contributory Pensions (DPNC) in charge of the director, Juan Ángel Álvarez, once again received complaints about this habitual fact raised in some radio stations.
THE MANAGEMENTS ARE FREE
Likewise, also remember that all procedures are free, they have no cost for the elderly, and that to date Law No. 3728/2009, its amendments and / or extensions, are still in force. There are no new requirements and the identification and selection process for potential beneficiaries is mandatory, with the application of the Household Record through the census.
REQUIREMENTS TO BE BENEFICIARIES
The requirements to be beneficiaries of the Program consist of being a natural Paraguayan resident in the country, over 65 years of age in a situation of social vulnerability, not receiving a salary, pension or public or private retirement, and not having pending cases with the justice system.
Older adults who wish to benefit from alimony must register with the Municipality of the community where they live and subsequently be registered at their home. Census takers accredited by the Ministry of Finance come duly identified to survey the living conditions of those registered.
Registration for the census can also be done online through the institutional website, which is available at this address: https://bit.ly/3woRNfQ.
It should be remembered that the collection of the pension for the elderly is given exclusively through the National Development Bank (BNF); no other banking entity is authorized for said payment. Similarly, debit cards are given to older adults at no cost.
Queries related to the non-contributory sector can be made at the following electronic address https://bit.ly/36d4ijC and the Online Citizen Consultation System on Non-contributory Pensions at https://bit.ly/3N5mrAB.
