Cash Transfers
Solidarity Income (Ingreso Solidario)
Date announced
3/22/2020
Start date
4/7/2020
End date
12/31/2022
Date of last update
5/31/2022
Description
Focalized program for Colombians who are informal workers (and who are not part of Families in Action, Youth in Action and Colombia Mayor programs). It also includes 43,000 soldiers and police assistants who provide compulsory service who meet the requirements.
Official Sources
Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público (04-04-20). 'Decreto 518 de 2020' [https://dapre.presidencia.gov.co/normativa/normativa/DECRETO%20518%20DEL%204%20DE%20ABRIL%20DE%202020.pdf]
Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público (06-04-20). 'Decreto 814 de 2020' [https://dapre.presidencia.gov.co/normativa/normativa/DECRETO%20812%20DEL%204%20DE%20JUNIO%20DE%202020.pdf]
Congreso de Colombia (09-14-21). 'Ley 2155 de 2021'. [https://dapre.presidencia.gov.co/normativa/normativa/LEY%202155%20DEL%2014%20DE%20SEPTIEMBRE%20DE%202021.pdf].
Prosperidad Social (10-28-21). 'Prosperidad Social inicia este viernes los pagos 18 y 19 de Ingreso Solidario'. [https://prosperidadsocial.gov.co/Noticias/prosperidad-social-inicia-este-viernes-los-pagos-18-y-19-de-ingreso-solidario/].
Prosperidad Social (09-21-21).'Inicia segunda fase de pagos pendientes de Ingreso Solidario 2020'. [https://prosperidadsocial.gov.co/Noticias/inicia-segunda-fase-de-pagos-pendientes-de-ingreso-solidario-2020/].
Prosperidad Social (09-14-21). 'Ley de Inversión Social permitirá vincular a 1 millón más de hogares a Ingreso Solidario'. [https://prosperidadsocial.gov.co/Noticias/ley-de-inversion-social-permitira-vincular-a-1-millon-mas-de-hogares-a-ingreso-solidario/].
Prosperidad Social (09-02-21). 'Este viernes comienzan los pagos del ciclo 17 de Ingreso Solidario'. [https://prosperidadsocial.gov.co/Noticias/este-viernes-comienzan-los-pagos-del-ciclo-17-de-ingreso-solidario/].
Presidencia de la República (08-25-21). 'Presidente Duque destaca aprobación en primer debate del Proyecto de Ley Inversión Social'. [https://idm.presidencia.gov.co/prensa/Paginas/Presidente-Duque-destaca-aprobacion-en-primer-debate-del-Proyecto-de-Ley-In-210826.aspx].
Prosperidad Social (08-17-21). 'Inician pagos de ciclos pendientes para beneficiarios (...)'. [https://prosperidadsocial.gov.co/Noticias/inician-pagos-de-ciclos-pendientes-para-beneficiarios-de-ingreso-solidario/].
Presidencia de la República (08-06-21). 'LOGROS 2020-2021: Más de $ 40,5 billones ha destinado el Gobierno Nacional para salvar vidas y (...)'. [https://idm.presidencia.gov.co/prensa/Paginas/tres-anios-Gobierno-estrategias-integrales-para-enfrentar-la-pandemia-covid-210807.aspx].
Prosperidad Social (07-26-21). 'Comienza el pago del ciclo 16 para hogares beneficiarios (...) '. [https://prosperidadsocial.gov.co/Noticias/comienza-el-pago-del-ciclo-16-para-hogares-beneficiarios-de-ingreso-solidario/].
Presidencia de la República (06-28-21). 'Desde mañana inicia el 15 pago de Ingreso Solidario que beneficiará a (...)'. [https://idm.presidencia.gov.co/prensa/desde-hoy-inicia-el-15-pago-de-ingreso-solidario-que-beneficiara-a-cerca-de-210628].
Presidencia de la República (06-16-21). 'Para no desproteger a familias vulnerables, Ingreso Solidario se extenderá hasta agosto de 2021 (...)'. [https://idm.presidencia.gov.co/prensa/para-no-desproteger-a-familias-vulnerables-ingreso-solidario-se-extendera-210616]
Presidencia de la República (05-21-21). 'Más de 5 millones de hogares colombianos recibirán nuevos pagos (...)'. [https://idm.presidencia.gov.co/prensa/mas-de-5-millones-hogares-colombianos-pagos-devolucion-iva-ingreso-solidari-210521].
Prosperidad Social (04-07-21). 'Ingreso Solidario, un año atendiendo a 3 millones de hogares en medio de la pandemia'. [https://prosperidadsocial.gov.co/Noticias/ingreso-solidario-un-ano-atendiendo-a-3-millones-de-hogares-en-medio-de-la-pandemia/].
Prosperidad Social (03-25-21). 'Inicia segundo pago de Ingreso Solidario con los hogares bancarizados'. [https://prosperidadsocial.gov.co/Noticias/el-30-de-marzo-inician-pagos-de-subsidio-de-colombia-mayor/].
Presidencia de la República (03-08-21). 'En 2020, Prosperidad Social apoyó a 6,5 millones de mujeres con programas (...)'. [https://idm.presidencia.gov.co/prensa/en-2020-prosperidad-social-apoyo-a-6-coma-5-millones-de-mujeres-con-210308].
Prosperidad Social (03-06-21). 'Prosperidad Social ha destinado 13,6 billones de pesos para apoyar a los hogares más pobres desde (...)'. [https://prosperidadsocial.gov.co/Noticias/prosperidad-social-ha-destinado-136-billones-de-pesos-para-apoyar-a-los-hogares-mas-pobres-desde-marzo-de-2020/].
Prosperidad Social (12-22-20). 'Prosperidad Social presenta balance de atención en 2020'. [https://prosperidadsocial.gov.co/Noticias/prosperidad-social-presenta-balance-de-atencion-en-2020/].
Characteristics of the measure
Type of measure
Cash transfer (1)
Sphere
Income protection (1)
Target population
Households in a situation of vulnerability, workers whose contracts have been suspended, and 43,000 soldiers and police assistants. The program prioritizes households registered in extreme poverty in Sisbén IV (Group A). This targeting allows that at least 30% of the household members who enter the program are women. (1) (7) (15) (17)
Informed coverage
2022: it will go from 3 million to 4.1 million households, starting in March and April 2022.
3 million households (10 million participants).
Delivery method
Transfer to bank account
Frequency / duration
Monthly, until December 2022.
Initially, it was announced that it would last for three months (from April to June 2020). On June 24, 2020, a first extension was announced (until December 2020) and later, on July 22, 2020, a total duration of 15 months was announced (until June 2021). A new extension was announced in June 2021 until at least August 2021.
On September 14, 2021, through the 'Social Investment Law', its duration is guaranteed until December 2022. On that date, the continuity of the program or its articulation with other existing programs may be established.
08-17-21: From August 17 to 30, 2021, accumulated payments are made for 28,996 households that did not withdraw the incentive in 2020.
09-21-21: From September 22 to October 6, the second phase of payments is carried out for households that did not withdraw incentives in 2020.
02-22-22: Desde marzo de 2022, los pagos se realizan cada dos meses.
Place of delivery
Banks or cashiers
Recipient Registration System
Sistema de Identificación de Potenciales Beneficiarios de Programas Sociales (SISBEN) (Sisbén IV y Sisbén III) y registros de otros programas sociales y bases de datos del DPS, MinTrabajo, MinSalud y MinHacienda
Legal Framework
Decree 518, April 4, 2020
Decree 814 of June 4, 2020
Law 2155 of September 14, 2021
Responsible Institution
Administrative Department for Social Prosperity (Departamento Administrativo para la Prosperidad Social - DPS).
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit and National Planning Department (Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público, y el Departamento Nacional de Planeación - DNP).