Plan de Atención Nacional a la Emergencia Social, PANES (National Social Emergency Response Plan)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Institutions and agencies involved
Programme type
Programme Details
Programme components
i) Ingreso ciudadano (Citizen's income);
ii) Tarjeta alimentaria (Food card);
iii) CRS (Construyendo Rutas de Salida / Building Exit Routes);
iv) TXU (Trabajo por Uruguay / Working for Uruguay);
v) PAST (Atención a los Sin Techo / Assistance to the homeless);
vi) Mejoramiento del Hábitat (Habitat improvement);
vii) Microenterprise development program.
Conditionalities (if any)
i) Ingreso ciudadano (Citizen's income): perform family medical check ups, ensure the permanence of children and adolescents in the education system and participate of community activities associated with the programme "Building Exit Routes".
Coverage
Programme expenditure
0.43% of the GDP (2007).
Source of funding: Government of Uruguay.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Target groups
Eligibility criteria
i) Ingreso ciudadano (Citizen's income): All beneficiary households of the programme;
ii) Tarjeta alimentaria (Food card): Families with children under 18 and / or pregnant women;
iii) CRS (Construyendo Rutas de Salida / Building Exit Routes): Heads of households of the families of the programme;
iv) TXU (Trabajo por Uruguay / Working for Uruguay): Heads of households of the families of the programme;
v) PAST (Atención a los Sin Techo / Assistance to the homeless): Homeless people;
vi) Mejoramiento del Hábitat (Habitat improvement): All beneficiary households of the programme;
vii) Microenterprise development program: All beneficiary households of the programme.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Cash; Community and socio-educational programmes; Emergency employment, particularly in areas of community interest, environmental improvement and promotion of cultural and social initiatives; Shelter for rest, dinner and breakfast plus a bed to sleep on, clothes and the possibility of showers for homeless people; Habitat improvement; Microenterprise development support;
Amount of benefits
i) Ingreso ciudadano (Citizen's income): Minimum $1.360 (2007); ii) Tarjeta alimentaria (Food card): Minimum $475 (2007).
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism
i) Ingreso ciudadano (Citizen's income): Cash withdrawal; ii) Tarjeta alimentaria (Food card): Magnetic card.
Benefit recipients
i) Ingreso ciudadano (Citizen's income): Heads of households; ii) Tarjeta alimentaria (Food card): Mothers.
Legal Framework
