Red de Protección Social (Social Protection Network)

2000 - 2006

i) Bono de seguridad alimentaria (Food security bonus): Women and adolescents: attendance at bi-monthly training sessions; Children under 9 years: keeping up to date the calendar of vaccinations; Boys / girls, adolescents and women of reproductive age: Attendance to medical checks. Sanctions:RPS I: children should stay at a healthy weight, and if they are underweight for two consecutive revisions, the family will lose the transfer. ii) Bono educativo (Education bonus): Education: Children between 7 and 13 years: Attendance to school with a maximum of 3 unexcused absences per month (95% attendance); Household: must use the transfer in education, as specified. Sanctions: RPS I: If the children go over the justified absences, they should provide a doctor’s notice to avoid being punished. Since this is a household transfer, if one of the children does not attend school, even if the other ones do attend, the family loses its transfer for this cycle. iii) Mochila Escolar (School backpack): Education: Children: must be enrolled in an educational establishment at the beginning of the school year. v) Bono formación ocupacional (Occupational training bonus): Training: Commitment of the household of sending their young people between 14-25 years to occupational training courses. Sanctions: The non-justification of absence leads to the loss of the bonus.

Rural Areas.

Families in extreme poverty.

i) Bono de seguridad alimentaria (Food security bonus): All beneficiary households of the programme; ii) Bono educativo (Education bonus): Families with at least one child between 7 and 13 years who has not completed fourth grade; iii) Mochila Escolar (School backpack): Families with children between first and fourth grade; iv) Bono a la oferta en salud (Health supply bonus): Health care providers (non-profit and profit private institutions chosen after a competitive bidding); v) Bono formación ocupacional (Occupational training bonus): Young people between 14 and 25 who have completed primary education and / or who are literate, have completed their schooling years and asked to enter the programme; vi) Bono a la oferta educativa (Education supply bonus): Associations of parents, teachers.

Cash; Training.

i) Bono de seguridad alimentaria (Food security bonus): Minimum C$184 (2006). Maximum per household: One transfer per household; ii) Bono educativo (Education bonus): Minimum C$164 (2006). Maximum per household: One transfer per household; iii) Mochila Escolar (School backpack): Minimum C$ 31 (2006). Maximum per household: One transfer per household; iv) Bono a la oferta en salud (Health supply bonus): Up to US$ 90 per household served per year; v) Bono a la oferta educativa (Education supply bonus): US$ 8 per child/per year.

i) Bono de seguridad alimentaria (Food security bonus): Bimonthly; ii) Bono educativo (Education bonus): Bimonthly; iii) Mochila Escolar (School backpack): Annual; v) Bono formación ocupacional (Occupational training bonus): Monthly. vi) Bono a la oferta educativa (Education supply bonus): Yearly.

Cash withdrawal and Flat transfer.

i) Bono de seguridad alimentaria (Food security bonus): Mother. ii) Bono educativo (Education bonus): Mother. iii) Mochila Escolar (School backpack): Mother. iv) Bono a la oferta en salud (Health supply bonus): Health care providers (non-profit and profit private institutions chosen after a competitive bidding). v) Bono formación ocupacional (Occupational training bonus): Mother. vi) Bono a la oferta educativa (Education supply bonus): Associations of parents, teachers.

Exit strategies or criteria: Maximum period of time in the programme: 3 years. After this time the transfers were still granted for two more years.

Registry of recipients: Single Register of Beneficiaries (RUB).

Registry of recipients: Single Register of Beneficiaries (RUB).