The 13 municipalities where Social Prosperity will deliver subsidies in September

The Department of Social Prosperity began paying out a subsidy for senior citizens this week to provide support amid the humanitarian crisis in Catatumbo, in the Norte de Santander department, north of Colombia's Eastern Cordillera. Learn about the 13 municipalities that will receive this assistance.

The funds allocated by Social Prosperity will be delivered to senior citizens in the following 13 municipalities:

• Ábrego: 58 beneficiaries

• Convención: 933 beneficiaries • El Carmen: 616 beneficiaries • El Tarra: 1,004 beneficiaries • Hacarí: 372 beneficiaries • La Playa: 507 beneficiaries • Ocaña: 4,826 beneficiaries • San Calixto : 232 beneficiaries • Sardinata: 785 beneficiaries • Teorama: 631 beneficiaries • Tibú: 2,213 beneficiaries • Cúcuta: 611 beneficiaries • Puerto Santander: 3 beneficiaries

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How much will the assistance be?

This is the fifth payment of a 230,000-peso cash assistance program that will reach 12,791 people to ensure minimum living conditions and dignity for those in the most vulnerable situations. With a national investment of more than 3.663 billion pesos, the payment period for the new cycle began on September 3, and beneficiaries will be able to claim their money at designated locations until the 19th of this month.

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Does it require registration?

The humanitarian aid was established through Decree 0323 of 2025 , which declared a State of Internal Unrest in that area. In this way, Prosperidad Social reaffirms its commitment to protecting the vulnerable population and to the direct delivery of resources, without the need for intermediaries or additional procedures. The national entity emphasized that this assistance does not correspond to a "survival bonus," nor does it require prior registration or payment to access the benefit. The beneficiaries of this humanitarian aid are people over 60 years of age, residents of the municipalities of Catatumbo and its metropolitan area, who have been victims of forced displacement or confinement due to the armed conflict. To access the subsidy, they had to be certified by the corresponding territorial entity and not be affiliated with the Colombia Mayor program, thus ensuring that the resources reach those who truly require support to cover their basic needs in a context of high vulnerability.