Cash Transfers
CONTIGO program - increased coverage (Aumento cobertura programa CONTIGO)
Date announced
9/8/2020
Date of last update
9/11/2020
Description
The economic protection of the CONTIGO program will be increased, due to the context of a pandemic.
Official Sources
Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social (09-08-20). 'Ministra Donayre: “En tiempo de pandemia la cobertura del Programa Contigo crecerá a más de 70 mil personas usuarias”'. [https://www.gob.pe/institucion/midis/noticias/300980-ministra-donayre-en-tiempo-de-pandemia-la-cobertura-del-programa-contigo-crecera-a-mas-de-70-mil-personas-usuarias]
Characteristics of the measure
Type of measure
Cash transfer (1)
Sphere
Income protection (1)
Target population
People with disabilities, in conditions of poverty and extreme poverty. (1) (6)
Informed coverage
The coverage from 40,075 people reached will increase to over 74,000
Delivery method
Transfer to bank account
Frequency / duration
Bimonthly
Place of delivery
Banks or cashiers
Responsible Institution
Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social - MIDIS) and Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo - MTPE)