Level and frequency of transfer (and duration per beneficiary if limited)
15 monthly payments of COP 160 000(US$48); in total, each qualifying household receives COP 2 400 000 (US$724).
Note: 2019 exchange rate
The program involves three types of support: cash transfer, voucher cards, and in-kind subsidies. We focus only oncash transfer. This incentive is a one-off payment of:COP 423 000 (US$118) for the poor and COP 178 000 (US$50) for the vulnerable. Note: If households receive support from any other SP program, the Districtmakes an additional transfer to guarantee the value of minimum income is met.
REGULAR CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Familias en Accion (Families in Action) Delivery methods
Payment/delivery institution (who sends/gives the transfer)
Outreach and communication (How do they advertise these programs? Report website or info on radio/TV campaigns)
Grievance mechanisms/accountability (how can people report if something is not right)
1. 2. 3. 4.
Implementation of response
Jovenes en Accion (Youth in Action)
Bank transfer Cash withdrawal at bank branches Mobile phone apps Electronic Savings Account with Simplified Procedure (CATS) with no fees.
1 and 2 are done in recipients’ banks 3 in Davivienda Bank through a code to retrieve the money in collection points
(ATMs/shops). 4 in private banks through an initiative of Colombian Government Own website/info sessions from thegovernment/
Hotline phone number or in-person at themunicipal offices of the program
Website of the Department of SocialProsperity
Hotline phone number or in-person at the municipal offices of the program
2.2. Brazil Brazil is the largest economy of Latin America in terms of GDP (World Bank 2020) in current prices. However, the pandemic emphasized further some pre-existing structural issues, like a strong fiscal
austerity, primary sector production specialization for exports and strong trade relations with China (the biggest buyer of Brazilian commodities) (Costa 2020). The country disposes of high inequality, with a GINI
coefficient of 0.539 in 2019 (World Bank 2020), implying a large share of people in the bottom of the economic ladder. Brazilian authorities put efforts towards reducing the income gap between the poor and
the rich by extending the coverage of social policies. Nevertheless, many people are not included in social protection programs due to several issues, including program eligibility criteria, which are elaborated
below.
ILO suggests that the increase of the worldwide unemployment rate began by the layoffs of temporary workers, which are considered informal workers (ILO, 2020). Two factors mainly caused this: First, the work
groups that became more at risk (i.e. retail) have a large share of the informal sector. Second, informal firms 23
