The Guaranteed Minimum Income has added new beneficiaries: who and why?

The Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) program aims to help Bogotá's most vulnerable people with economic incentives to overcome this situation. In this context, District authorities confirmed the expansion of the program to include new beneficiaries . Why was this measure taken?

In a statement published on the District Administration website, Carlos Fernando Galán, Mayor of Bogotá, stated: "Since we arrived, we have been working to advance Bogotá's Social Policy, so that it can enter a new phase that will better serve the populations that require this support, and so that it can be transformed according to the new realities of the city."

The president mentioned that he expanded his coverage to 10,000 additional households following the elimination of the "Colombia sin Hambre" program by the National Government.

"The goal of this government's social policy is to reach the people most in need, and in a timely manner. For us in Bogotá, it's important to ensure that support arrives every month without delay," the official stated.

How much will the investment be and how many people will this subsidy cover?

In 2025, the funds allocated for these resources will exceed 51 billion euros, with the aim of increasing the supply of Community Dining Halls and also providing food assistance through the School Feeding Plan (PAE). Thus, and taking into account the reports from March, the amounts for these types of deposits were updated as follows:

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-49,784 for households living in extreme poverty.-12,774 for individuals with disabilities.-147 hours for those who receive transportation assistance and are located in the town of Sumapaz.

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Regarding this important situation, Roberto Angulo, Secretary of Social Integration, stated: "We are fulfilling the transformation of Bogotá's Social Policy with 10 components: monetary transfers for seniors, people with disabilities, households in extreme poverty, transfers for social and natural emergencies, people on daily payrolls, conditional transfers for young people, conditional transfers for families with children in school, and conditional transfers for kindergartens, free tickets, and the Your Income, Your Home program."