The Social Protection Program for the Elderly – “Greater Colombia” seeks to increase protection for older adults by providing a financial subsidy for those who are homeless, who do not have a pension, or live in extreme poverty. The National Government allocated more than 143,081 million pesos to guarantee the payment of the ninth cycle of the year (corresponding to September 2023) to participants throughout the country, who will receive 80,000 pesos.
Social Prosperity will announce the start of the cycle to the beneficiaries, through text messages. It is important that, at the payment point, older adults express their intention to collect the Colombia Mayor transfer, and when they receive the money, they count it in front of the cashier. They must request the payment slip and verify that the value corresponds to the one received.
When is Colombia Mayor paid?
Social Prosperity begins the payment of cycle 9 of Greater Colombia, this Thursday, October 5, for 1,616,494 beneficiaries of the program. The transfer will be available until next October 19, at the SuperGIROS payment points and its allied network. The list of payment points by municipality is available at the following link: see list.
Colombia Mayor: requirements to access Senior Citizens 2023
These are the criteria that must be met to be eligible as a beneficiary of the Colombia Mayor Program:
- Be a Colombian citizen.
- Have resided in the country for the last ten years.
- Have an age that is at least three years younger than the age required to receive an old-age pension (currently 54 years for women and 59 years for men).
- Not having sufficient income or income to cover basic subsistence expenses.
To receive these resources it is not necessary to purchase any product at the payment point. To resolve questions, beneficiaries can go to the municipal mayor’s office and contact the program liaison.
As a preventive electoral shield measure, Social Prosperity temporarily suspended registration and the allocation of quotas for the program during cycles 9 and 10, corresponding to September and October. This measure was taken taking into account the regional elections scheduled for October 29, 2023.
The Colombia Mayor program does not require intermediaries or aid from political campaigns; this transfer is delivered by the National Government through Social Prosperity.