Payment Facilities
Housing subsidies (Subsidios de vivienda)
Date announced
3/29/2020
Start date
3/29/2020
End date
7/31/2020
Date of last update
4/20/2022
Description
Over 300,000 households who have not fulfilled their financial obligations will not lose their housing subsidies during this pandemic (one of the causes for payment facilities loss was payment delays).
Official Sources
Ministerio de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio (03-29-20). 'Decreto 493 de 2020“ [https://dapre.presidencia.gov.co/normativa/normativa/DECRETO%20493%20DEL%2029%20DE%20MARZO%20DE%202020.pdf]
Presidencia de la República (03-30-20). 'MinVivienda anunció nueva ayuda para más de 300 mil beneficiarios de los programas del Gobierno Nacional'. [https://id.presidencia.gov.co/Paginas/prensa/2020/MinVivienda-anuncio-nueva-ayuda-para-mas-de-300-mil-beneficiarios-de-los-programas-del-Gobierno-Nacional-200330.aspx].
Characteristics of the measure
Type of measure
Payment facilities (6)
Sphere
Containment of user spending (7)
Target population
Users of the “My House Now” (Mi Casa Ya), “FRECH” (persons with up to 8 minimum wages) and “Owners’ Seedbed” (Semillero de Propietarios, persons with up to 2 minimum wages) programs. (1) (3) (17)
Informed coverage
300,000 users
Delivery method
Cash or in-kind
Frequency / duration
Once, during the emergency
Place of delivery
Home delivery
Legal Framework
Decree 493 of March 29, 2020
Responsible Institution
Ministry of Housing, City and Territory (Ministerio de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio )