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COVID-19 Emergency Bonus

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posted on 2023-11-06, 21:19 authored by Mary DalyMary Daly, Sunwoo RyuSunwoo Ryu, Ertugrul PolatErtugrul Polat

A COVID-19 Emergency Bonus was introduced to support the most vulnerable families. During the bonus provision, families with children, people with disabilities of any age, pregnant women and mothers were prioritised among the recipients

History

Country

Chile

Policy Area

Additional income support for families with children

Measure

Cash transfer

Eligibility

Beneficiaries of the Chile Securities and Opportunities (Chile Seguridades y Oportunidades) and the Family Subsidy (Subsidio Familiar or SUF) programmes, and households in extreme poverty

Type

Cash (social assistance)

Start / Announced Date

02/04/2020

End Date

N/A

Amount

A one-off payment of CLP$50,000 per household

Total Cost

N/A

Recipients

Parents

Route to the child

Indirect

Sources

Gentilini, U., Almenfi, M., Orton, I. and Dale, P. (2021) Social protection and jobs responses to COVID-19: a real-time review of country measures ("living paper” version 15). 14 May 2021. Available at: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/33635 Bono Covid (n.d.) ¿Deseas saber si te corresponde el Bono de Emergencia COVID-19? Available at: https://web.archive.org/web/20221129192758/https://www.bonocovid.cl/