The Ministry of Social Security and Prosperity (DPS) is a government agency in Colombia that develops policies, plans, programs and projects to support, care for and reimburse the care of victims of violence, social integration, and vulnerable individuals and groups.Integration of social and economic burdens.
The annual revenue cycle for March and April has already begun this month.Approximately 4 million Colombian people will receive $380,000 for the two periods, or $190,000 each. Delivered every two months, the goal is to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 emergency on this population.
Initially, the annual income was calculated for three months, but thanks to the Social Investment Act approved by Congress and approved by President Iván Duque Márquez, the department is working longer. According to this Social Investment Law, the coverage of this program has increased from 3 million to 4 million 85,000 beneficiary households in these two months.
This program gives priority to households registered with Sisbene IV (Group A) in extreme poverty. Through this orientation, more than 30% of registered employees can become women.Therefore, 64.13% of households already receiving remittances are female heads of household.
To confirm that you are a beneficiary of the program, you must register on the Programs page.Here's how:
Once the benefits are received, the money is entered and the bank will notify you if there is a savings account in a financial institution in Colombia. However, anyone who does not have a bank account will receive a text message stating that they are beneficiaries of the program and their digital wallet
From March 14 to March 30, in addition to the annual income, other subsidies were paid, such as “Practice Family”, “Youth Action” and “Minimum Income Guarantee”.
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