The Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (Midis) announced that the 106,628 users of the Contigo program —People with disabilities severe in situation of poverty or extreme poverty— can now collect their pension non-contributory of S/300 corresponding to the third register of 2023.
In each record more than S/31.9 million is allocated in favor of all beneficiaries. In response to this, the executive director of Contigo, Julio Mendigure, provided a series of recommendations for citizens to collect in a timely manner within the framework of the campaign “And you already received?”
With you: how and where to collect?
The more than 106,000 beneficiaries of the Contigo program, of the Midithey must follow these recommendations to collect their S/300 pension:
- Approach any branch of Banco de la Nación, authorized agents or Multired ATMs, within the first two weeks of confirming the payment.
- Beneficiaries or their caregivers only have to present their ID and debit card.
- Users do not need to make any payments if they receive support from a third party during the collection of their pension, recalled the adviser to the executive management of the Contigo program, Nadya Villavicencio.
If you are a user of the Contigo program, you can now collect your pension. Photo: Midis
In the coming weeks, the program will carry out a new campaign in the most remote parts of the country through Securities Transport Companies (ETV), better known as “pay carts”.
Villavicencio explained that members of the La Libertad region who need help in this process can go to the new office of the Contigo program located at Modesto Blanco No. 120, at the height of the first block of Jirón San Martín in Trujillo.
The regions with the most users of the Contigo program are Cajamarca (13,825), Piura (10,011), Metropolitan Lima (9,772), Huánuco (7,318) and Cusco (6,074).
What requirements do I need to join Contigo?
- have a severe disability certificate issued by hospitals and specialized institutes of the Ministry of Health (Minsa).
- Not receive income or pension that comes from the public or private sphere, including the economic benefits that are granted through the Social Security of Health.
- Being in a situation of poverty under the criteria of the Household Targeting System (Sisfoh).
Source: Larepublica
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