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In Colombia we are in the third period of quarantine extension. The inhabitants of the country have been protected since March 25. Now, and if nothing out of the ordinary occurs, the quarantine could be lifted on May 25.
We would complete two months of care against the new coronavirus.
During this time, a good part of the economic activities stopped or slowed down. Until last Monday, for example, two sectors (construction and manufacturing) were authorized to reactivate their work in the capital. In the meantime many individuals and families have experienced daily difficulties due to the minimum income, or even the absence, of a livelihood.
In this context, the agile activation and execution of aid programs such as Families in Action is necessary. However, there are many inhabitants, mothers, fathers and entire family nuclei who, despite their difficulties, have not yet been able to enroll in this and other support programs. Learn here what are the requirements to enter the program and how you can do it.
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Familias en Acción is a Social Prosperity program. For the registration process there is a specific point in each department of the country.
The incentive is aimed at Vulnerable families, victims of displacement, indigenous communities and families registered with the United Network.
If you belong to one of the above groups, and want to enroll, you should have on hand documents that mainly support your Sisben level. Families receiving this aid must be at a level equivalent to 1 or at least 30 points. In addition to this, other documents are necessary such as the family holder’s citizenship certificate, the corresponding documentation of the minors of the home, the health care entities to which the minors are affiliated and a study certificate for young people. who are between 7 and 18 years old.
The above requirements are very important since one of the fundamental components of Familias en Acción is the educational incentive for young people in the home.
Although there are specific dates for registration, the important thing is that you keep an eye on the Familias en Acción website in order to know when registration will be enabled in your area of residence. And, when you can register, you will have to approach the Department of Social Prosperity with the aforementioned documents and, also, taking into account the main conditions.
Sisben score is essential at the time of enrollment in the Families in Action program
On May 6, the National Government decreed a new state of economic emergency with which to make a kind of “new disbursement” in social assistance programs. This, considering that, in principle, the mandatory isolation would end on May 11, a date that was extended for another two weeks.
And those two weeks can represent, among other things, sharpness in the economic difficulties of those who have not yet been able to work and require para a hand ’for their subsistence during the reserve period.
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