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Social Policy Actions to Face Emergencies

This section is a joint initiative of the Pacific Alliance and ECLAC that aims to provide a space for exchange on social policies to address various emergencies and disasters, with special focus on non-contributory social protection initiatives. In a first stage, the information included here refers to measures developed by the member countries of the Pacific Alliance to address the socioeconomic consequences derived from the various restrictions that were implemented to confront the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Title Country Type
Middle Class Protection Plan 5: Non-refundable grant for the middle class (Plan de Protección Clase Media 5: bono no reembolsable) bandera Chile Chile Cash Transfers
Mobile Dental Clinic bandera Chile Chile Transfers in Kind
Organizations in Action (Organizaciones en Acción) bandera Chile Chile Cash Transfers
Payment facilities and postponements for lighting, water and internet bills (Facilidades y postergación del pago de luz, agua e internet) bandera Chile Chile Payment Facilities, Basic Services
Project 'Spice Up Your Future in Times of Pandemic'. bandera Chile Chile Transfers in Kind
Protection for homeless persons – Protected Winter (Protección a personas en situación de calle - Invierno Protegido) bandera Chile Chile Transfers in Kind, Basic Services
Rental Subsidy 2021 (Subsidio al Arriendo 2021) bandera Chile Chile Cash Transfers
Solidarity Loan 2021 (Préstamo Solidario 2021) bandera Chile Chile Payment Facilities
Solidarity Loan for Pensioners (Préstamo Solidario para Pensionados) bandera Chile Chile Payment Facilities
Support Programme for Students with Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education bandera Chile Chile Transfers in Kind
Tax relief measure for debts owed to the General Treasury of the Republic (Alivio para el tratamiento de deudas tributarias con la Tesorería General de la República) bandera Chile Chile Tax Relief
Temporary reduction of stamp tax to 0% (Reducción transitoria del impuesto timbre y estampillas a 0%) bandera Chile Chile Tax Relief, Payment Facilities
Administrative reparations for victims of the conflict (Reparación administrativa a las víctimas del conflicto) bandera-colombia Colombia Cash Transfers
College tuition subsidy (Aporte en matrícula de estudios universitarios) bandera-colombia Colombia Cash Transfers
Colombia está Contigo (Colombia is with you) support for older persons (Colombia está contigo, Programa Apoyo al adulto mayor) bandera-colombia Colombia Transfers in Kind
Colombia está Contigo (Colombia is with you) vulnerable migrant programme (Colombia está contigo, programa migrante vulnerable) bandera-colombia Colombia Transfers in Kind
Colombia está Contigo (Colombia is with you) vulnerable population programme (Colombia está contigo, Programa problación vulnerable) bandera-colombia Colombia Transfers in Kind
Colombia está Contigo (Colombia is with you), One Million Families Programme (Colombia está contigo, Programa un millón de familias) bandera-colombia Colombia Transfers in Kind
Computers for Education-Digital Learning (Computadores para Educar- Aprender Digital) bandera-colombia Colombia Transfers in Kind
Debt relief (Alivio de deudas) bandera-colombia Colombia Payment Facilities