In June 2022, the then head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), Óscar Graham, announced the delivery of a subsidy called Bono Alimentario, intended for 4.2 million people, adultswho were in a situation of economic vulnerability in the face of the price increase of the basic basket product of the inflation global. In November of that same year, the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (Midis) began to allocate the payment of said subsidy, set at S/270.
Faced with the massive attendance of people at the different offices of the Banco de la Nación, the public was urged to find out first, at the official link bonoalimentario.gob.pe or to the free line 101, if they were beneficiaries of this subsidy. After five months, Government financial aid came to an end.
When was the last installment of the Food Bond?
The beneficiaries of the Food Bond had a deadline to collect the S/270, in the different payment modalities, until Sunday April 30, 2023. days later, the Midi disabled the official consultation link.
Four days before the payment was due, the Midis urged, through an official statement, the beneficiary population of the bond to approach collect the monetary amount. Otherwise, the allocated money would return to the coffers of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
The Midis used different payment mechanisms to deliver the Food Bonus. Photo: composition LR/Andina
Beneficiaries who did not collect Food Bonus: will they have a new opportunity?
In communication with La República, the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion indicated that 4,236,934 people were the beneficiaries of this subsidy, however, until April 30hethe date the bond expired, a total of 418,742 citizens did not receive the subsidy.
Given the possibility that there is a new payment opportunity for this group of beneficiariesthe Midis clarified to this newsroom that at this time “There is no legal framework that provides an opportunity for collection.”
What were the conditions to receive the Food Bonus?
- People in a situation of poverty or extreme poverty, according to the Household Targeting System (Sisfoh).
- Households without income neither from the private payroll nor from the public payroll, including pensioners and the formative modality.
- Households whose income does not exceed the amount of the minimum living wage of S/1,025.
What were the steps to collect the Food Bonus?
- Enter the link consultas.bonoalimentario.gob.pe/ (Link has already expired)
- Enter your ID number, issue date and accept the privacy policy
- Click the button Check if you are a beneficiary.
Two months after the expiration of the Alimentary Bonus, there are no new dates or extensions of the economic subsidy of S/270. In case you receive text messages or communications via WhatsApp about “links to collect this subsidy”, it is nothing more than a scam.
Source: Larepublica
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