| Date: | 2002-2017 |
| Web: | Official website of the programme |
| 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 whole public offer of social services around its recipients. Since April 2011, new components were created, targeting families living in extreme poverty (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 or criteria: | 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. |
| Description: | Financial allowance that is given to educational institutions for having achieved the incorporation and retention of students. |
| 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. |
| Description: | Intervention strategy through the action of professionals ("family support") in charge of working together with the recipients in the development of capacities and achievement of goals related to the improvement of their living standards. The intervention offered 4 psychosocial support programs for specific target populations: i) "Puente" (2002), for families in extreme poverty; ii) "Vínculos" (2005) for older persons; iii) "Calle" (2006) for homeless people; and iv) "Abriendo caminos" (2009) for children whose parents are inprisoned. The supports also have the function of generating links between the subsystem's users and the public program's overall offer. |
9) Vinculación con otros programas (Link to other programmes)
| Recipient(s): | All participating households of the programme |
| Description: | The recipients of Chile Solidario (and currently of Seguridades y Oportunidades) have preferential and free access to the whole range of services and public programs. |
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 |
| Description: | It is a benefit 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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) |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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. |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | General information |
Chile Solidario y combate a la pobreza
| Author: | Larrañaga, O., and Contreras, D. |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Publication info: | PNUD Working paper |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | General information |
Pobreza en las políticas públicas
| Author: | Larrañaga, O. |
| Date: | 2013 |
| Publication info: | PNUD Working paper |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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. |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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. |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Impact evaluation |
Public Accounting 2014-2015. Summary Document
| Author: | Social Development Ministry |
| Date: | March 2016 |
| Publication info: | |
| Link: | |
| Topic: | Summary of Social Projects of the Social Development Ministry |
Permanent Family Contribution
| Author: | Chile Atiende |
| Date: | 2016 |
| Publication info: | |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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 |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| 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] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Impact evaluation |
"With their effort and one opportunity": Alleviating extreme poverty in Chile
| Author: | Galasso, E. |
| Date: | 2006 |
| Publication info: | |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: |
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] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Evaluation |
Infoteca
| Author: | Ministry of Planning (MIDEPLAN) |
| Date: | n/d |
| Publication info: | [online] |
| Link: | See Webpage |
| Topic: | Collection of documents |
