Good news for the beneficiaries of subsidies in Colombia after the increase in the payment of the Solidarity Income. The bonus delivered by Social Prosperity will now be a minimum of 400,000 pesos, but since when will it be paid and who will receive it? Here the details.
According to the president of Colombia, Iván Duque, “this is additional support for the most vulnerable families and, especially, facing many of the economic situations that today have global reach”, referring, for example, to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. in Europe. In this way, the amount will go from 380 thousand to 400 thousand pesos promised.
The president also added that the rule would come into effect from the next payment, the same one that will be made in May 2022. This fee corresponds, in addition to the month in question, to the June payment, since it is delivered bimonthly. Of course, it would set a precedent for what the July modifications will be.
How will the Solidarity Income payments be made for July 2022?
Although this next bimonthly payment corresponding to May and June will reach the more than 4 million favored households already established at the national level, in the next month it will be something different. For what is this? To the differentiated delivery that will be implemented and of which It will depend on factors such as the number of members in the household and the classification group registered in the Sisben IV.
- Beneficiaries of group A (extreme poverty) | $420,000 bimonthly
- Beneficiaries of B Group (poor households) | $410,000 bimonthly
- Beneficiaries of group C | $400,000 bimonthly
MORE INFORMATION: ‘Bimonthly payment of Solidarity Income’: what it means for the beneficiaries of the subsidy
In this way, the Solidarity Income will continue to favor the millions of households in situations of vulnerability, poverty and extreme poverty in the country. And it is that, since August 2018, when the delivery of this subsidy began, no less than $32.9 billion have been disbursed; more than 80% of that amount during the COVID-19 pandemic.