In Colombia, 54.2% of the population lives in food insecurity, meaning that 1 in 2 households does not have enough food or the means to obtain it, and as a result, children growing up in these households have high levels of food security. risk of chronic and acute malnutrition.
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For this reason, Comfama and Proantioquia lead the program and subsidy #ComerEsPrimeroIt is in alliance with the groups Exito y Bios, Postobón, Haceb, Iluma, Il Forno and Wajaca.
During the first six months, 8,333 families to whom the subsidy has been allocated will receive a bonus equivalent to $43,200 per month.In Grupo Éxito stores such as Éxito, Surtimax and Carulla, it can be used for food only, by presenting the beneficiary’s original identity document.
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1. Become connected to Comfama in the following ways:
– Dependent workers
– Independent employees who contribute 2% with more than one year seniority in their membership
– Retirees who have more than one year of seniority in their membership and have a 2% contribution
2. Have income of up to 2 million pesos
3. Residency in the Metropolitan Region and Valle de Aburrá (Antioquia)
4. Have responsible people
(Remember: The deadlines for the income statement have started: this is how you need to fill out the 210 form).
Internal information passes allow verification of compliance with legal requirements. Validations:
– Verification of Comfama membership and seniority as a member
– Applicant’s salary verification
– Confirmation of family income (if the family group has income of more than 4 million pesos, no subsidy will be allocated)
– Verifying that social security contributions for applicants are up to date
this should be noted Self-employed and retirees will need to have a one-year continuous relationship to be eligible for benefits.. The seniority requirement does not apply to dependent workers.
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‘Subsidios’ option on the Comfama website, a form is filled in the food subsidy option #ComerEsPrimero. Applications will be open from 3 August 2022 until 15 August of the same year or until resources are exhausted for the allocation of 8,333 subsidies..
The application process generates a message on the screen with confirmation, and an email confirming that the application has been registered.
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Source: Exame
