The Citizen Income is a proposal announced by the President Gustavo Petro where it has generated great interest among the Colombian population due to the economic benefits it promises. The initiative is part of the National Development Plan led by the president and aims to provide a subsidy to the most needy and vulnerable people.
In this DEPOR note, find out more information about this measure, including its objective and the date on which it will begin to be delivered, since recently, the director of the Department for Social Prosperity (DPS), Cielo Rusinque, indicated that the government approved in the Equity Board the transition to Citizen Income and from the month of April and gradually and progressively, households that most need a decent income will be guaranteed, above the poverty line, up to 500 thousand pesos per month.
How to register for Citizen Income in 2023?
In order to receive the Citizen Income subsidy in 2023, it is essential that households be registered and classified in Sisbén IV. The National Government is in charge of determining which families will be eligible to receive the subsidy, based on their level of vulnerability. In summary, the selection of the beneficiary families of the subsidy is based on the evaluation carried out by the National Government of their situation of vulnerability through Sisbén IV.
When do they pay Citizen Income and how much is the amount?
In Colombia, it is planned to implement a whole transition process with the objective of granting a bonus of 500,000 pesos as of April 2023 to households that are in a situation of poverty, extreme poverty or economic vulnerability.
Likewise, the Citizen Income program was incorporated into the National Development Plan, which establishes long-term government policies. As a consequence, the project must be submitted for consideration in the Congress of the Republic and its destiny will be subject to the decisions that are taken in the legislative field.
Who will be beneficiaries of Renta Ciudadana?
After the end of the Solidarity Income program, the subsidies that remain active are those of Familias en Acción, Jóvenes en Acción and other economic supports that are delivered as a measure of aid in the face of the effects generated by the recent rainy season that affected the country. . The Department of Social Prosperity will be in charge of distributing the financial support, which will be delivered to households that are experiencing poverty, extreme poverty or socioeconomic vulnerability.