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Conditional Cash Transfer Programmes

Chile Solidario (Solidarity Chile) (2002-2017)

Date

2002-2017

Description

Although it can be considered a conditional cash transfer programme (CCT) , this programme has particular characteristics relating to its psychosocial approach and the importance of family support through the Puente Programme. More specifically, it is a structure that seeks to coordinate the entire public offer of social services around its recipients. Since April 2011, new components focused on families living in extreme poverty have been incorporated through the Programa de Bonificación al Ingreso Ético Familiar (Social Allowance).

Characteristics

Target population

Vulnerable households and individuals

Geographic scale

National

Targeting method

Proxy means testing (Quality of life index)

Instrument of selection

Social Household Registry (Decree 22, 2015)

Registry of recipients

Integrated Social Information System (SIIS)

Exit strategies

Graduation scheme with time limit and decreasing transfers. Family support = maximum of 2 years ; Transfer = maximum of 5 years.

Comments

The program Chile Solidario was replaced by the program Securities and Opportunities (SSyOO, also known as Ethical Family Income) in 2013. Recipients of Chile Solidario could become recipients of SSyOO if they met the requirements established by the Ministry of Social Development (http: //www.ingresoetico.gob.cl/). Once the SSyOO was in place, the recipients of Chile Solidario continued to receive the Protection and Graduation Grant, until completing 24 or 36 quotas, as appropriate.

Institutionality

Legal framework

Law Nº 19,949; Decree Nº 29 (2011); Law No. 20530; Decree No. 15 (2013).

Responsible organization(s)

Ministry of Social Development (which until 2011 was called the Ministry of Planning - MIDEPLAN)

Executing organization(s)

Sub-secretariat of Social Services (until 2011 it was the Executive Secretariat of Social Protection of MIDEPLAN)

Source of funding

Government of Chile

1) Bono de protección (Protection Grant)

Recipient(s)

All households users of the programme that are in monitoring phase.

Mode of transfer

Flat transfer, decreasing over time

Mode of delivery

Bank deposit or cash withdrawal

Periodicity of delivery

Monthly

Recipient of the transfer

Adult woman

Maximum per household

One transfer per household

Conditionalities

According to household contract

Sanctions

Cancellation of the support in case of repeated breach of the commitment of participation or non-collection of the grant for 6 consecutive months in the case of cash withdrawal.

Comments

Performed during the family support period (maximum of 2 years)

2) Bono de egreso (Graduation Grant)

Recipient(s)

All households users of the Subsystem Chile Solidario that completed the monitoring phase

Mode of transfer

Flat transfer

Mode of delivery

Cash withdrawal

Periodicity of delivery

Monthly

Recipient of the transfer

Adult woman

Maximum per household

One transfer per household

Conditionalities

To comply with the minimum requirements agreed upon during the support period.

Comments

It was performed once the period of support ended, and the grant was extended for three more years without additional conditionalities.

3) SUF (Subsidio Familiar / Family Allowance)

Recipient(s)

Children under age 18, pregnant women, mothers with SUF causers and individuals with disabilities.

Mode of transfer

Flat transfer

Mode of delivery

Bank deposit and cash withdrawal

Periodicity of delivery

Monthly

Recipient of the transfer

Woman with minors in her charge. If there are no women, the parent or guardian is assigned to receive the transfer.

Maximum per household

Does not have

Conditionalities

Does not have

Comments

The allowance is also available for families that do not belong to the programme and which do not receive family allowances for paid work, but also meet other requirements. Recipients of this allowance who have mental disabilities should not receive the Mental Disability Allowance.

4) PBS (Pensión Básica Solidaria / Basic Solidarity Pension)

Recipient(s)

People aged 65 or older

Mode of transfer

Flat transfer

Mode of delivery

Bank deposit or cash withdrawal

Periodicity of delivery

Monthly

Recipient of the transfer

Direct participant

Maximum per household

Does not have

Conditionalities

Does not have

Comments

This pension is also available for older persons who are not members of recipient households of Chile Solidario (now Securities and Opportunities) and belong to the 60% poorest population according to the pension targeting score, which is constructed from information in the Social Household Registry, and which also fulfill other requirements.

5) Subsidio Cédula de Indentidad (ID Allowance)

Recipient(s)

All families users of the Intersectoral System of Social Protection

Mode of transfer

Flat transfer

Mode of delivery

Discount on the ID value

Periodicity of delivery

One time only

Recipient of the transfer

Direct participant

Maximum per household

Does not have

Conditionalities

Does not have

Comments

It is also supplied to foreigners with permanent residence

6) SAP (Subsidio Agua Potable / Potable Water Subsidy)

Recipient(s)

All recipient households of the programme

Mode of transfer

Differentiated transfer according to families' socioeconomic level and monthly consumption

Mode of delivery

Discount on the monthly bill

Periodicity of delivery

Monthly

Maximum per household

One transfer per household

Conditionalities

Does not have

Comments

'This allowance has a target population greater than that of the subsystem of Securities and Opportunities, and the allowance amount is differentiated according to the socioeconomic level of the families. In the case of the families of Securities and Opportunities, the allowance covers 100% of the value of the water tariff of a consumption of up to 15 cubic meters per month.

7) Subsidio pro retención escolar (School retention allowance)

Recipient(s)

Holders of Municipal Educational Establishments, State-subsidized Private Institutions and Technical Educational Institutions.

Periodicity of delivery

Annual

Maximum per household

Does not have

Conditionalities

Does not have

Comments

'The allowance is paid to holders who prove that they retained children and adolescents in the school system. The allowance is used by the holders to perform actions to retain students in the educational system.

Amount

Fluctuates according to the student's educational level, between CLP $61,108 and CLP $146,657 (2008).

8) Programas de apoyo psicosocial (Psychosocial support programs)

Recipient(s)

All participating households of the programme

Comments

The psychosocial support programme consists in family support sessions for a period of up to 24 months. During these months, families work to achieve social protection floors grouped in dimensions related to the improvement of the quality of life considered in a welfare matrix.

9) Vinculación con otros programas (Link to other programmes)

Recipient(s)

All participating households of the programme

10) Asignación base (Basic Allowance)

Recipient(s)

All the persons / families in the phase of psychosocial support or receiving the Protection grant.

Mode of transfer

Transfer according to the characteristics of the recipient / household (previously based on the score of the Social Protection Record and currently based on the Social Household Registry and administrative databases)

Mode of delivery

Bank deposit or cash withdrawal

Periodicity of delivery

Monthly

Recipient of the transfer

Adult woman

Maximum per household

Does not have

Sanctions

In the case of cash withdrawal, a family that does not collect the transfer for 6 consecutive months without any justification will be removed from the list of active recipients.

Comments

All families in extreme poverty are elegible. "The components of the Social Allowance was delivered from April 2011 until September 2012, when the decree of the Ministry of Social Development that regulates the cash transfers of the Ethical Family Income program comes into force " (Larrañaga, Contreras and Cabezas, 2014).

Amount

Average of CLP $5,000, the amount is variable according to the income gap that occurs between the potential per capita income and the extreme poverty line (CASEN 2009). See selected figures in excel format.

11) Bono por Asistencia Escolar (Schooling Allowance)

Recipient(s)

Children between 6 and 18 years of age

Mode of transfer

Transfer provided according to recipient's / household's characteristics (previously based on the score of the Social Protection Record and the time the family has been in Social Assignment; currently based on the Social Household Registry and administrative databases)

Mode of delivery

Bank transfer or cash withdrawal

Periodicity of delivery

Monthly

Recipient of the transfer

Adult woman

Maximum per household

Does not have

Conditionalities

* Education: Enrollment in an educational establishment recognized by the Ministry of Education and minimum attendance of 85%, certified by the holders of educational establishments

Comments

The accreditation for the payment of the allowance is made through administrative information registered by the holders in the platform of the Ministry of Education.

12) Bono por Control de Salud Niño Sano (Healthy Children Control Allowance)

Recipient(s)

Children between 0 and 6 years of age

Mode of transfer

Transfer provided according to recipient's / household's characteristics (previously based on the score of the Social Protection Record and the time the family has been in Social Assignment; currently based on the Social Household Registry and administrative databases)

Mode of delivery

Bank transfer or cash withdrawal

Periodicity of delivery

Semiannual/Annual

Recipient of the transfer

Adult woman

Maximum per household

Does not have

Conditionalities

Health: Health checks attendance

Comments

Accreditation of the child's health control must be registered in an online computer platform in the municipalities that correspond to the domicile of the recipient family.

13) Subsidio al Empleo de la Mujer (Women Employment Allowance)

Recipient(s)

Initially, the allowance was delivered to women over 18 years of age. Currently Seguridades y Oportunidades delivers it to women over 25 years of age and under 60 years of age.

Mode of transfer

Transfer according to recipient's characteristics (according to salary)

Mode of delivery

Bank deposit or cash withdrawal

Periodicity of delivery

Annual. Currently, the Subsystem of Securities and Opportunities offers provisional payments for dependent workers and annual payments for independent workers.

Recipient of the transfer

Direct participant

Maximum per household

Does not have

Conditionalities

Prevision: the grant is paid for the months that the woman quotes for pensions and health

Comments

"The components of the Social Allowance was delivered from April 2011 until September 2012, when the decree of the Ministry of Social Development that regulates the cash transfers of the Ethical Family Income program comes into force " (Larrañaga, Contreras and Cabezas, 2014).

14) Permanent Family Contribution (March Grant)

Recipient(s)

All recipient families of the program. Currently, it is delivered to families that are recipients of the Family Allowance, Family Allowance and Securities and Opportunities.

Mode of transfer

Flat transfer

Mode of delivery

Cash withdrawal

Periodicity of delivery

Annual. In March

Recipient of the transfer

Recipient of asociated services

Maximum per household

One per family. Currently, in the case of users of the Subsystem of Securities and Opportunities who do not receive charges because there is no presence of minors in the family group, a grant is paid per family.

Comments

It is a transfer that makes part of the Social Protection System, consisting of a cash payment, especifically in March of every year, for the families of lowest incomes

Amount

The cash transfer for 2017 is CLP $44.209 per family. But the amount is adjusted the 1st of January of every year.

The Long(er)-Term Impacts of Chile Solidario on Human Capital and Labor Income

Author

Neidhöfer, G. y Niño-Zarazúa, M.

Date

2019

Publication info

Population and Development Review

Topic

Impact Evaluation

Conclusiones de la evaluación de Chile Solidario

Author

Galasso, E. and Carneiro, P.

Date

2012

Publication info

Santiago, Ministry of Social Development [online]

Topic

Impact Evaluation

What are the economic impacts of conditional cash transfer programmes? A systematic review of the evidence

Author

Kabeer, N., Piza, C. and Taylor, L.

Date

2012

Publication info

Technical Report 2013, Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPICentre)

Topic

Impact Evaluation

Evaluating CCTs from A Gender Perspective: the Impact of Chile Solidario on Women’s Employment Prospect

Author

Scarlato, M., d’Agostino, G. and Capparucci, F.

Date

2014

Publication info

Munich Personal RePEc Archive. MPRA Paper No. 59414

Topic

Impact evaluation

Cash transfers in Latin America: Effects on poverty and redistribution

Author

Amarante, V., and Brun, M.

Date

2016

Publication info

WIDER Working Paper 2016/136

Topic

Evaluation

Cómo funciona el Ingreso Ético Familiar? Mejores prácticas en la implementación de Programas de Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas en América Latina y el Caribe.

Author

Vargas, L. H., Cueva, P., and Medellín, N.

Date

2017

Publication info

IDB, Social Protection and Health Division. Technical Note No. IDB-TN-1163.

Topic

General information

El sistema de protección social de Chile: Una mirada desde la igualdad

Author

Robles, C.

Date

2011

Publication info

Proyect report CEPAL

Topic

Analysis of the program

Sistema Chile Solidario y la política de proteccion social de Chile: Lecciones del pasado y agenda para el futuro

Author

Raczynski, D.

Date

2008

Publication info

IFHC and CIEPLAN working paper

Topic

General information

Conceptos fundamentales sistema de protección social Chile Solidario

Author

MIDEPLAN

Date

2004

Publication info

MIDEPLAN report. System of social protection Chile Solidario

Topic

General information

Chile Solidario y combate a la pobreza

Author

Larrañaga, O., and Contreras, D.

Date

2010

Publication info

PNUD Working paper

Topic

General information

Pobreza en las políticas públicas

Author

Larrañaga, O.

Date

2013

Publication info

PNUD Working paper

Topic

General information

Políticas contra la pobreza: de Chile Solidario al Ingreso Ético Familiar.

Author

Larrañaga, O., Contreras, D. and Cabezas, G.

Date

2014

Publication info

PNUD Working paper

Topic

General information

Impact evaluation of Chile Solidario: Lessons and policy recommendations

Author

Larrañaga, O., Contreras, D. and Ruiz-Tagle, J.

Date

2012

Publication info

Journal of Latin American Studies, No. 44. pp. 347-372.

Topic

Impact evaluation

Addressing Access and Behavioral Constraints through Social Intermediation Services: A Review of Chile Solidario and Red Unidos

Author

Camacho, A., Cunningham, W., Rigolini, J., and Silva, V.

Date

2014

Publication info

Policy Research Working Paper No. 7136, The World Bank.

Topic

Analysis of the program

Informe de sistematización de evaluaciones cualitativas del programa Puente y Sistema de Protección Chile Solidario

Author

Nun, E., and Trucco, D.

Date

2008

Publication info

PNUD working paper

Topic

Qualitative evaluation

The impact of providing psycho-social support to indigent families and increasing their access to social services: evaluating Chile Solidario

Author

Carneiro, P., Galasso, E., and Ginja, R.

Date

2009

Publication info

UCL Working Paper

Topic

Impact evaluation

Public Accounting 2014-2015. Summary Document

Author

Social Development Ministry

Date

March 2016

Topic

Summary of Social Projects of the Social Development Ministry

Permanent Family Contribution

Author

Chile Atiende

Date

2016

Topic

Program description

Tackling Social Exclusion. Evidence from Chile

Author

Carneiro, Pedro; Galasso, Emanuela; Ginja, Rita

Date

2015

Publication info

Policy Research Working Paper n. 7180

Topic

Impact evaluation

Innovative features in conditional cash transfers: an impact evaluation of Chile Solidario on households and children

Author

Bruno Martorano and Marco Sanfilippo

Date

2012

Publication info

Unicef IWP

Topic

Impact evaluation

Alleviating extreme poverty in Chile: the short term effects of Chile Solidario

Author

Galasso, E.

Date

2011

Publication info

Estudios de Economía 38 (1) [on line]

Topic

Impact evaluation

Evaluating the Chile Solidario program: results using the Chile Solidario panel and the administrative databases

Author

Hoces de la Guardia, F., Hojman, A. and Larrañaga,O.

Date

2011

Publication info

Estudios de Economía 38 (1) [on line]

Topic

Impact evaluation

Chile Solidario: Pasado y futuro de la vía chilena a la protección social (2003-2011)

Author

Vargas, Luis Hernán

Date

2011

Publication info

Revista CIS n14. Fundación Un Techo para Chile, Santiago [on line]

Topic

General information

Evaluación de impacto de Chile Solidario para la primera cohorte de participantes

Author

Larrañaga, O., Contreras, D. y Ruiz-Tagle, J.

Date

2009

Publication info

UNDP Chile [on line]

Topic

Impact evaluation

"With their effort and one opportunity": Alleviating extreme poverty in Chile

Author

Galasso, E.

Date

2006

Los programas de alivio a la pobreza Puente y Oportunidades. Una mirada desde los actores

Author

Arriagada, Irma and Charlotte Mathivet

Date

2007

Publication info

Social Policy- Series (134), Santiago. ECLAC [online]

Topic

Evaluation

Infoteca

Author

Ministry of Planning (MIDEPLAN)

Date

n/d

Publication info

[online]

Topic

Collection of documents