One of the programs that the government has to intervene with resources in the most vulnerable households in the country is Citizen Income.
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This is intended to provide economic relief in homes in extreme situations and moderate poverty in the country and its amount depends on the municipality or city of residence.
Colombia without hunger is a component of the Citizen Income program whose main objective is to combat food insecurity in Colombia and which focuses on delivering this resource to families in extreme poverty or who They are part of indigenous intervention units.
Some families, which were not prioritized in the first cycle, will be focused on other lines of intervention of the Colombia without hunger component,as long as they meet the required requirements.
To find out if your family will receive this subsidy, Income Citizen has set up a website where you can check if you are registered: https://rentaciudadana.prosperidadsocial.gov.co/
Regarding the dates that you must take into account to claim this financial aid, the Department for Social Prosperity, He had specific dates in July: “the program will support household nutrition, seeking that the monetary transfer covers an adequate caloric diet,” records the DPS.
Likewise, you must take into account that the values assigned to homes depend on the municipality in which you are located and the level of vulnerability, namely:
- Priority municipalities: up to 500,000 Colombian pesos, covering 100% of the basic basket.
- Non-priority municipalities:Up to 500,000 Colombian pesos, covering 60% of the basic basket.
For households that do not have children or adolescents, the amounts also present differences depending on the classification of the municipality:
- Priority municipalities: up to 500,000 Colombian pesos, covering 80% of the basic basket.
- Non-priority municipalities: up to 500,000 Colombian pesos, covering 40% of the basic basket.
There are 471 prioritized municipalities that also have certain characteristics, specifically, very high or high child malnutrition according to the 1000 days strategy to change the world.high incidence of multidimensional poverty, based on the 2018 MPM census; includes PDET territories, except for main cities such as Valledupar, Florencia and Santa Marta.
The 636 not prioritized have the following indicators: Medium or low prevalence of child malnutrition according to the same 1000-day strategy, as well as in these municipalities, Households can receive up to 500,000 Colombian pesoscovering 40 percent of the basic basket.
LUZ ANGELA DOMÍNGUEZ CORAL
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