Cash Transfers
COVID-19 Emergency Grant (Bono de Emergencia COVID-19)
Date announced
3/19/2020
Start date
4/17/2020
End date
4/30/2020
Date of last update
5/31/2022
Description
Cash transfer equivalent to the Single Family Subsidy (Subsidio Único Familiar, SUF). Recipients do not need to apply for this benefit, which is part of the government's Emergency Economic Plan.
Official Sources
Chile Atiende (05-07-20). “Bono de Emergencia COVID-19”. [https://www.chileatiende.gob.cl/fichas/77255-bono-de-emergencia-covid-19].
Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (04-02-20). “Ley 21225. Establece medidas para apoyar a las familias y a las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas por el impacto de la enfermedad covid-19 en chile”. [https://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1144002].
Gobierno de Chile (03-22-20). “Plan de Acción por Coronavirus”. [https://www.gob.cl/coronavirus/plandeaccion/]
Gobierno de Chile (03-30-20). “Presidente Piñera promulga bono Covid-19 para familias y beneficios para empresas: “Estamos ayudando a todas las personas vulnerables afectadas por la crisis del coronavirus””. [https://prensa.presidencia.cl/comunicado.aspx?id=149211]
Gobierno de Chile (04-17-20). “Presidente Piñera da inicio a pago de Bono COVID-19 a 2,7 millones de beneficiarios: “Sentimos como propias sus penas, sus alegrías, sus temores y sus esperanzas””. [https://prensa.presidencia.cl/comunicado.aspx?id=150297]
Instituto de Previsión Social (04-17-20). “IPS inicia el pago del Bono Covid-19”. [https://www.ips.gob.cl/servlet/internet/noticia/1421810742477/ips-inicia-pago-bono-covid]
Characteristics of the measure
Type of measure
Cash transfer (1)
Sphere
Income protection (1)
Target population
SUF recipients and families that are users of the Chile Securities and Opportunities (SSyOO). Also, persons without a formal job who are part of the 60% of poorest households according to the Households Social Registry, and who are not users of SUF, SSyOO, or of the family and maternal allowances that are part of SUF, or of any social security pension. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (14) (15)
Informed coverage
3,000,000 people
Delivery method
Transfer to bank account
Frequency / duration
Once
Place of delivery
Banks or cashiers
Recipient Registration System
Registro Social de Hogares (RSH)
Legal Framework
Law N° 21.225
Responsible Institution
Social Welfare Institute, Superintendence of Social Security, Ministry of Social Development and Family (Instituto de Previsión Social, la Superintendencia de Seguridad Social y el Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia)