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Non-contributory Social Protection Programmes Database
Latin America and the Caribbean
Whole Life Pension (2019 - )

 

 

Date: (2019-)
Description: Non-contributory pensions aimed at persons with disabilities (equal to or greater than 40%, as determined by the national health authority) who are in a situation of poverty or extreme poverty and who do not receive benefits from a public pension system.
   

Characteristics

Target population: People with disabilities in situation of poverty and extreme poverty
Geographic scale: National
Targeting method: Proxy means test: Households in levels 1 y 2 of the Social Registy.
Instrument of selection: Social Registry (Ex-SELBÉN)
Registry of recipients: Social Registry (Ex-SELBÉN)
Exit strategies or criteria: Loss of eligibility
Comments: The Human Development Grant also includes an allowance to mothers of school-age children, which is not included in this Social Pensions base, as it is a Conditional Transfer. For more information on this component, see online [https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programa?id=15]. As part of the measures to face the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and social isolation, the Family Protection Bonus was delivered for an amount of USD $60 in April, May and June 2020. While Life Pension users in a situation of underemployment and with incomes of less than USD $400 per month had the right to receive this measure. There was also a temporary increase in the transfer to recipients of Social Protection Grants, including the BDH. The amount was paid in 6 payments of USD $15, every two months, from December 2020 to October 2021, for a total of USD $90 per user.
   

Institutionality

Legal framework:
Responsible organization(s): Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES)
Executing organization(s): Social Protection Programme (PPS)
Source of funding: Governemnt of Ecuador
   

1) Pensión Toda una Vida ( Whole Life Pension)

Recipient(s): People registered in the Registro Social in a situation of poverty or extreme poverty, with a disability.
Mode of transfer: Flat transfer
Mode of delivery: Cash withdrawal, magnetic/debit card
Periodicity of delivery: Monthly
Recipient of the transfer: Direct participant
Maximum per household: Does not have
Conditionalities: Does not have
Sanctions: Does not have
Comments:
Amount : US$ 100 monthly; see data Excel format

 

2) Bono de protección familiar por la emergencia Covid-19 (Family protection Allowance for the Covid-19 emergency)

Recipient(s): Families in a situation of underemployment and with an income lower than USD $ 400 per month.
Mode of transfer: Flat transfer
Mode of delivery: Cash withdrawal
Periodicity of delivery: Monthly
Recipient of the transfer: Direct participant
Conditionalities:
Sanctions:
Comments: The delivery was made for the months of April, May and June 2020.
Amount : USD $60

 

 

 

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