Families in Action is a social program implemented by the Colombian government, whose purpose is to provide financial assistance to households with minors in a situation of poverty or extreme poverty. There is uncertainty among citizens about the continuity of this program in 2023. At the end of December 2022, social prosperity made a special transfer to the beneficiaries of this subsidy. If you want to know more details about it, you can find the relevant information in the following Depor publication.
Familias en Acción is a program that provides families with financial support, as long as they meet certain requirements related to their children’s education and medical care. If you still don’t know how to sign up for the program, when payments are due, and other important details, don’t worry. Below, we have compiled relevant information that will allow you to learn more about this program.
Requirements to qualify for Families in Action:
The selection of families is carried out through a process called “targeting”. In this process, some targeting criteria are taken into account.
- Households that already have a survey Sisben IV.
- The families that make up these households have an A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B3 or B4 classification as a result of their survey.
- Therefore, these families must have registered in their Sisbén file the Boys, Girls and/or minors under 18 years of age under their care.
When do Familias en Acción 2023 pay?
The last payment cycle began on December 26, 2022 and ended on January 15, 2023. Currently, the Department for Social Prosperity has not yet confirmed a new payment cycle, however, they urge all citizens to update your Sisbén data. This platform is the only one used to identify and distribute economic resources to the population. This is a fundamental requirement to be able to collect the bonus.
How to sign up for Families in Action?
The Department of Social Prosperity began the second stage of registration for the Families in Action program, which in its fourth phase was open until December 31, 2022, for people registered in the Sisbén IV census and who meet the requirements established by the regulatory entity for social programs.
- That the household has been surveyed with the Sisbén IV methodology.
- That the household is classified in subgroups A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B2, B3 or B4 of Sisbén IV.
- That the home has registered in its composition, children and adolescents under 18 years of age.
How do I know if I am a beneficiary of Familias en Acción?
To find out if your family is part of Families in Action: targeted families.prosperidadsocial.gov.co/
- Enter the option ‘Check here if it is targeted’.
- Type the type of document (identity card, citizenship card, civil registry or foreigner’s card).
- Write the number of the document.
- Write your first name and then the first last name
- Indicates the date of issue of the document.
- Check the box ‘I am not a robot’ and wait for the system to verify the information.