The social program promoted by the Department of Social Prosperity (DPS), Youth in Action accompanies young people in their technical, technological and/or professional training with the delivery of monetary transfers. This payment is conditioned with the purpose of improving their capacities and opportunities for social mobility and welfare conditions.
Likewise, pedagogical processes are provided to promote and strengthen their life skills in order to enhance their life project. If you want to know the payment date and how to do it, keep reading. For this 2023, the Government of President Gustavo Petro will continue with the transfer of resources destined to the Youth in Action program, which seeks to benefit people from this sector of the population in vulnerable conditions.
How to sign up for Youth in Action?
For this 2023, the payment of the Youth in Action program will be made every two months as it normally happens. However, since the sixth payment cycle 2022 was made in mid-January, the first of this year is expected to be made in mid-March, but this will be reported in a timely manner through the official channels of Social Prosperity.
If in any case a young person is interested in registering as a beneficiary, they must take into account the conditions, such as age, education, and register on the official page jovenes.prosperidadsocial.gov.co/registro/.
If you meet the requirements and pre-register, you can continue the process, taking into account the following indications:
- Fully record location and contact information, which is essential to inform you of Program news.
- It is very important to properly select the University or Public Higher Education Institution where you are pursuing your studies.
- You will receive a username and password for the Youth in Action Portal where you can complete the registration process. It is recommended to change the password to one that is easy to remember.
- Complete the process, uploading the double-sided identity document and full-length diploma or academic bachelor’s degree certificate in PDF format that do not exceed 512KB (each), through the username and password that was sent to the email.
- The person will receive enrollment in the Program once the University or Public Higher Education Institution reports them as enrolled.
It should also be taken into account that the delivery of the benefit will begin once Prosperidad Social completes the process of verifying the information and attached documents. The amount of the subsidy delivered by the Youth in Action program is 400,000 pesos.
What are the Jóvenes en Acción payment amounts?
Social Prosperity established several mechanisms through which beneficiaries can check the subsidy payment dates:
- National free line: 018000951100
- New Social Prosperity Bogotá hotline: 601 379 1088
- Text message: 85594
- WhatsApp: 3188067329
- Video call with Prosperidad Social: This is an option so that the person can speak with an adviser face to face. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Social Prosperity callback service: The person must register their data and they will return the call from Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Social Prosperity WEB CHAT Advisor