Bono de Desarrollo Humano (Human Development Grant)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Institutions and agencies involved
Programme type
Population group
Children, Elderly persons, Persons with disabilities
Programme Details
Programme objectives
Guarantee a minimum level of consumption, foster investment in education, protect older adults and people with disabilities and contribute to the eradication of poverty. Aimed at families below the poverty line, according to information from the Social Registry.
Programme components
i) BDH (Bono de Desarrollo Humano / Human Development Grant);
ii) Pensión personas con discapacidad (Disability pension);
iii) Pensión adultos mayores (Elderly pension);
iv) Family support.
Previous programme name (if any)
Bono Solidario
Conditionalities (if any)
i) BDH (Bono de Desarrollo Humano / Human Development Grant):
-Education: Children between 5 and 17 years of age must be enrolled in school and have 75% of attendance. Children under 15 should not perform any kind of work.
-Health: Women in pregnancy should register five prenatal medical checkups in any Health Center of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP).
Children under the age of one must be brought by the representative of the family to at least six medical check-ups in any MSP Health Center.
Children between one and five years of age must be brought by the representative of the family to at least two annual checks to any Health Center of the MSP
Women and men members of families recipients of the BDH, who are of childbearing age, should attend a family planning talk in any Health Center of the MSP, at least once a year.
-Housing: Those who receive the BDH must refrain from building all types of buildings in flood zones, mudslides, or invasion areas.
Coverage
1.423.266 beneficiaries; 7,96% of the population (2021).
ii, iii) Pension for Elderly and Pension for Persons with Disabilities:
Effective: 444.878 recipients (2021);
Elderly: 349.344 recipients (2021);
Persons with disability: 95.534 recipients (2021);
Elderly as % of population 60+: 26% (2021).
ECLAC n.d. “Bono de Desarrollo Humano (Human Development Grant)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Non-contributory Social Protection Programmes Database website. Accessed 02 January 2024. Available at: https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=15.
ECLAC n.d. ‘Pension for Elderly and Pension for Persons with Disabilities (Human Development Grant programme)’. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Non-contributory Social Protection Programmes Database website. Accessed 30 January 2024. Available at: https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=63.
Programme expenditure
USD 1.081.240.000; 1,02% of the GDP (2021).
Source of funding: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). Currently only the National Government is funding the programme.
ii, iii) Pension for Elderly and Pension for Persons with Disabilities:
USD: 506.200.988 (2021)
GDP: 0,48% (2021).
ECLAC n.d. “Bono de Desarrollo Humano (Human Development Grant)“. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Non-contributory Social Protection Programmes Database website. Accessed 30 January 2024. Available at: https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=15.
ECLAC n.d. ‘Pension for Elderly and Pension for Persons with Disabilities (Human Development Grant programme)’. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Non-contributory Social Protection Programmes Database website. Accessed 30 January 2024. Available at: https://dds.cepal.org/bpsnc/programme?id=63.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Proxy Means Test
Categorical Targeting
Geographical Targeting
Community-Based Targeting
Target groups
Households in extreme poverty with children under 16 years old, adults over 65 years old and people with disabilities.
Eligibility criteria
Instrument of selection: Social Registry (Ex-SELBÉN)
i) BDH (Bono de Desarrollo Humano / Human Development Grant): Children under 16 years old;
ii) Disability pension: Poor people with 40% or more disability (credited with CONADIS ID);
iii) Elderly pension: Adults over 65 years without social security;
iv) Family support: Families in a situation of poverty and extreme poverty who receive the Human Development Grant with a variable component.
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Exit strategies or criteria: Recertification every 5 years.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Cash; Capacity building and services of reference; Community meetings; Access to the Human Development Credit.
Amount of benefits
i) BDH (Bono de Desarrollo Humano / Human Development Grant): USD 50 monthly; Maximum per household: Up to USD 150, depending on the number of children in the household;
ii) Disability pension: USD 50 monthly;
iii) Elderly pension: USD 100 monthly; The amount of the transfer increased from USD 50 to USD 100 as of 2018 (Executive Decree No. 99);
iv) Pensión Toda Una Vida / Pension A Lifetime: USD 100 monthly.
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism
Cash withdrawal, magnetic/debit card.
Benefit recipients
Mothers, elderly persons, persons with disabilities.
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
Registry of recipients: Database of active beneficiaries for payment (from MIES) and Single Registry of Beneficiaries of the Interconnected Registry of Social Programs (RIPS) (from MCDS).
Legal Framework
Executive Decree No.347-A /2003; Executive Decree No.12 /2007; Executive Decree No.1824 /2006; Executive Decree No. 1838/2009; Executive Decree No. 129 of August 23, 2017.
Ecuador n.d. "DECRETO EJECUTIVO Nº 347". Government of Ecuador website. Accessed 02 January 2024. Available at: https://www.gob.ec/sites/default/files/regulations/2018-09/Documento_347%20Cambiase-Bono-Solidario-a-Bono-Desarrollo-Humano.pdf.
Ecuador n.d. "DECRETO EJECUTIVO No. 12 de 17 DE ENERO DEL 2007". Government of Ecuador website. Accessed 01 February 2024. Available at: https://www.registroficial.gob.ec/index.php/registro-oficial-web/publicaciones/registro-oficial/item/5234-registro-oficial-no-12.
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