Cash Transfers
Funeral Expenses Support Program (Programa de apoyo para gastos funerarios)
Date announced
11/24/2020
Start date
12/2/2020
Date of last update
4/20/2022
Description
Universal support that will reach people who request it, regardless of their socioeconomic status and whether or not they have Social Security. Applicants must have a death certificate with the cause due to COVID-19, prove kinship and declare that the support will be used for economic recovery after the death of their relative. The date of death had to be registered between March 18, 2020 and until the official publication of the end of the health emergency. People will have a period of up to one year from the death of the family member to request support.
Official Sources
IMSS (12-02-20). 'Inicia entrega de Apoyo para Gastos Funerarios a Familiares de Personas Fallecidas por COVID-19'. [http://www.imss.gob.mx/prensa/archivo/202012/811].
Presidencia (11-27-20). 'Familiares De Personas Fallecidas Por COVID-19 Recibirán Apoyo Económico Para Gastos Funerarios, Anuncia Presidente'. [https://presidente.gob.mx/familiares-de-personas-fallecidas-por-covid-19-recibiran-apoyo-economico-para-gastos-funerarios-anuncia-presidente/].
Secretaría de Salud (11-24-20). 'A partir del 2 de diciembre, familiares de personas fallecidas por COVID-19 contarán con apoyo para gastos funerarios'. [https://www.gob.mx/salud/prensa/a-partir-del-2-de-diciembre-familiares-de-personas-fallecidas-por-covid-19-contaran-con-apoyo-para-gastos-funerarios?idiom=es].
Characteristics of the measure
Type of measure
Cash transfer (1)
Sphere
Containment of user spending (7)
Target population
The applicant can be: father, mother, wife, husband, concubine, common-law partner, daughter, son (over 18 years old) or another relative who proves the relationship with the deceased person. (3)
Delivery method
Transfer to bank account
Frequency / duration
Once, per deceased person
Place of delivery
Banks or cashiers
Recipient Registration System
-Innovación: Postulación en línea en la plataforma
[www.deudoscovid.gob.mx]
Responsible Institution
Mexican Institute of Social Security.
National System of Integral Family Development.