How to know if you are a beneficiary of the annual income program

The Ministry of Social and Prosperity (DPS) is an agency of the Government of Colombia that seeks to establish policies, plans, programs and projects for support, care and reparation for victims of violence, social inclusion and care for vulnerable people and collectives.Integration of social and economic burdens.

The annual income payment cycle for March and April has already begun this month.Approximately 4 million Colombian people will receive $380,000 for two periods, or $190,000 each. Delivered once every two months, the goal is to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 emergency on this population.

Solidarity income was originally designed to work for 3 months, but thanks to the Social Investment Act approved by Congress and approved by President Iván Duque Márquez, the department will run the program longer. Under this social investment law, the coverage of the program increases from 3 million to 4 million 85,000 beneficiary households during these two months.

This program prioritizes registered households in Sisbén IV (Group A) who are in extreme poverty. With this targeting, more than 30% of registered incumbents can become women. For example, 64.13% of households who already receive cash transfers are represented by the head of household for women.

To confirm that you are a beneficiary of the program, you must register on the Programs page.Here's how:

After receiving the benefits, the money will be confiscated and the bank will notify the financial institution in Colombia if it has a savings account. However, a person who does not have a bank account will receive a text message stating that he is a beneficiary of the program and has

In addition to annual income, other subsidies collected from March 14 to 30 are active families, youth in action, and minimum income guarantees.

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