Cash Transfers
Advanced transfer to users of the JUNTOS National Programme of Direct Support to the Poorests (Programa Nacional de Apoyo Directo a los Más Pobres - JUNTOS)
Date announced
4/7/2020
Start date
4/14/2020
Date of last update
8/27/2021
Description
To contain the effects of COVID-19, the transfer from the National Program of Direct Support to the Poorests ( Programa Nacional de Apoyo Directo a los Más Pobres - JUNTOS) has been moved forward.
Official Sources
El Peruano (04-07-20). 'Decreto Supremo N°006-2020-MIDIS'. [https://busquedas.elperuano.pe/normaslegales/decreto-supremo-que-autoriza-adelanto-de-transferencia-a-usu-decreto-supremo-no-006-2020-midis-1865445-1/]
Characteristics of the measure
Type of measure
Cash transfer (1)
Sphere
Income protection (1)
Target population
users of the National Program of Direct Support to the Poorests - JUNTOS (1) (2) (3) (4) (15) (17)
Informed coverage
698,000 families
Delivery method
Transfer to bank account
Frequency / duration
Once. The transfers correspond to the bimestral payments II (April-May 2020) and III (May-June 2020)
Place of delivery
Banks or cashiers
Recipient Registration System
Padrón General de Hogares (PGH) afiliados a Juntos, que está incorporado en el Sistema de Focalización de Hogares (SISFHO).
Legal Framework
Supreme Decree No. 006-2020-MIDIS of April 7, 2020.
Responsible Institution
Ministry of Social Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS)