Chile Solidario (Solidarity Chile) (2002-2017)
2002-2017
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
Vulnerable households and individuals
National
Proxy means testing (Quality of life index)
Social Household Registry (Decree 22, 2015)
Integrated Social Information System (SIIS)
Graduation scheme with time limit and decreasing transfers. Family support = maximum of 2 years ; Transfer = maximum of 5 years.
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
Law Nº 19,949; Decree Nº 29 (2011); Law No. 20530; Decree No. 15 (2013).
Ministry of Social Development (which until 2011 was called the Ministry of Planning - MIDEPLAN)
Sub-secretariat of Social Services (until 2011 it was the Executive Secretariat of Social Protection of MIDEPLAN)
Government of Chile
1) Bono de protección (Protection Grant)
All households users of the programme that are in monitoring phase.
Flat transfer, decreasing over time
Bank deposit or cash withdrawal
Monthly
Adult woman
One transfer per household
According to household contract
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.
Performed during the family support period (maximum of 2 years)
2) Bono de egreso (Graduation Grant)
All households users of the Subsystem Chile Solidario that completed the monitoring phase
Flat transfer
Cash withdrawal
Monthly
Adult woman
One transfer per household
To comply with the minimum requirements agreed upon during the support period.
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)
Children under age 18, pregnant women, mothers with SUF causers and individuals with disabilities.
Flat transfer
Bank deposit and cash withdrawal
Monthly
Woman with minors in her charge. If there are no women, the parent or guardian is assigned to receive the transfer.
Does not have
Does not have
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)
People aged 65 or older
Flat transfer
Bank deposit or cash withdrawal
Monthly
Direct participant
Does not have
Does not have
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)
All families users of the Intersectoral System of Social Protection
Flat transfer
Discount on the ID value
One time only
Direct participant
Does not have
Does not have
It is also supplied to foreigners with permanent residence
6) SAP (Subsidio Agua Potable / Potable Water Subsidy)
All recipient households of the programme
Differentiated transfer according to families' socioeconomic level and monthly consumption
Discount on the monthly bill
Monthly
One transfer per household
Does not have
'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)
Holders of Municipal Educational Establishments, State-subsidized Private Institutions and Technical Educational Institutions.
Annual
Does not have
Does not have
'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.
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)
All participating households of the programme
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)
All participating households of the programme
10) Asignación base (Basic Allowance)
All the persons / families in the phase of psychosocial support or receiving the Protection grant.
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)
Bank deposit or cash withdrawal
Monthly
Adult woman
Does not have
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.
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).
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)
Children between 6 and 18 years of age
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)
Bank transfer or cash withdrawal
Monthly
Adult woman
Does not have
* Education: Enrollment in an educational establishment recognized by the Ministry of Education and minimum attendance of 85%, certified by the holders of educational establishments
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)
Children between 0 and 6 years of age
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)
Bank transfer or cash withdrawal
Semiannual/Annual
Adult woman
Does not have
Health: Health checks attendance
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)
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.
Transfer according to recipient's characteristics (according to salary)
Bank deposit or cash withdrawal
Annual. Currently, the Subsystem of Securities and Opportunities offers provisional payments for dependent workers and annual payments for independent workers.
Direct participant
Does not have
Prevision: the grant is paid for the months that the woman quotes for pensions and health
"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)
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.
Flat transfer
Cash withdrawal
Annual. In March
Recipient of asociated services
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.
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
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
Neidhöfer, G. y Niño-Zarazúa, M.
2019
Population and Development Review
Impact Evaluation
Conclusiones de la evaluación de Chile Solidario
Galasso, E. and Carneiro, P.
2012
Santiago, Ministry of Social Development [online]
Impact Evaluation
What are the economic impacts of conditional cash transfer programmes? A systematic review of the evidence
Kabeer, N., Piza, C. and Taylor, L.
2012
Technical Report 2013, Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPICentre)
Impact Evaluation
Evaluating CCTs from A Gender Perspective: the Impact of Chile Solidario on Women’s Employment Prospect
Scarlato, M., d’Agostino, G. and Capparucci, F.
2014
Munich Personal RePEc Archive. MPRA Paper No. 59414
Impact evaluation
Cash transfers in Latin America: Effects on poverty and redistribution
Amarante, V., and Brun, M.
2016
WIDER Working Paper 2016/136
Evaluation
Cómo funciona el Ingreso Ético Familiar? Mejores prácticas en la implementación de Programas de Transferencias Monetarias Condicionadas en América Latina y el Caribe.
Vargas, L. H., Cueva, P., and Medellín, N.
2017
IDB, Social Protection and Health Division. Technical Note No. IDB-TN-1163.
General information
El sistema de protección social de Chile: Una mirada desde la igualdad
Robles, C.
2011
Proyect report CEPAL
Analysis of the program
Sistema Chile Solidario y la política de proteccion social de Chile: Lecciones del pasado y agenda para el futuro
Raczynski, D.
2008
IFHC and CIEPLAN working paper
General information
Conceptos fundamentales sistema de protección social Chile Solidario
MIDEPLAN
2004
MIDEPLAN report. System of social protection Chile Solidario
General information
Chile Solidario y combate a la pobreza
Larrañaga, O., and Contreras, D.
2010
PNUD Working paper
General information
Pobreza en las políticas públicas
Larrañaga, O.
2013
PNUD Working paper
General information
Políticas contra la pobreza: de Chile Solidario al Ingreso Ético Familiar.
Larrañaga, O., Contreras, D. and Cabezas, G.
2014
PNUD Working paper
General information
Impact evaluation of Chile Solidario: Lessons and policy recommendations
Larrañaga, O., Contreras, D. and Ruiz-Tagle, J.
2012
Journal of Latin American Studies, No. 44. pp. 347-372.
Impact evaluation
Addressing Access and Behavioral Constraints through Social Intermediation Services: A Review of Chile Solidario and Red Unidos
Camacho, A., Cunningham, W., Rigolini, J., and Silva, V.
2014
Policy Research Working Paper No. 7136, The World Bank.
Analysis of the program
Informe de sistematización de evaluaciones cualitativas del programa Puente y Sistema de Protección Chile Solidario
Nun, E., and Trucco, D.
2008
PNUD working paper
Qualitative evaluation
The impact of providing psycho-social support to indigent families and increasing their access to social services: evaluating Chile Solidario
Carneiro, P., Galasso, E., and Ginja, R.
2009
UCL Working Paper
Impact evaluation
Public Accounting 2014-2015. Summary Document
Social Development Ministry
March 2016
Summary of Social Projects of the Social Development Ministry
Permanent Family Contribution
Chile Atiende
2016
Program description
Tackling Social Exclusion. Evidence from Chile
Carneiro, Pedro; Galasso, Emanuela; Ginja, Rita
2015
Policy Research Working Paper n. 7180
Impact evaluation
Innovative features in conditional cash transfers: an impact evaluation of Chile Solidario on households and children
Bruno Martorano and Marco Sanfilippo
2012
Unicef IWP
Impact evaluation
Alleviating extreme poverty in Chile: the short term effects of Chile Solidario
Galasso, E.
2011
Estudios de Economía 38 (1) [on line]
Impact evaluation
Evaluating the Chile Solidario program: results using the Chile Solidario panel and the administrative databases
Hoces de la Guardia, F., Hojman, A. and Larrañaga,O.
2011
Estudios de Economía 38 (1) [on line]
Impact evaluation
Chile Solidario: Pasado y futuro de la vía chilena a la protección social (2003-2011)
Vargas, Luis Hernán
2011
Revista CIS n14. Fundación Un Techo para Chile, Santiago [on line]
General information
Evaluación de impacto de Chile Solidario para la primera cohorte de participantes
Larrañaga, O., Contreras, D. y Ruiz-Tagle, J.
2009
UNDP Chile [on line]
Impact evaluation
"With their effort and one opportunity": Alleviating extreme poverty in Chile
Galasso, E.
2006
Los programas de alivio a la pobreza Puente y Oportunidades. Una mirada desde los actores
Arriagada, Irma and Charlotte Mathivet
2007
Social Policy- Series (134), Santiago. ECLAC [online]
Evaluation
Infoteca
Ministry of Planning (MIDEPLAN)
n/d
[online]
Collection of documents