Dominican Government Makes Social Payments

The minister highlighted that the government is making the fourth payment of the year, reaching over 186,000 people through the four social programs they implement: 120 to the 65, Ángel Guardián, Red de Oportunidades, and the 'Nutritional Bonus'.The Minister of Social Development, Beatriz Carles, announced that some people have been excluded from the '120 to the 65' program due to detected irregularities.She also noted that other exclusions have been made for more common reasons, such as deaths or people who already receive pensions or retirement benefits.Payments are made in two modalities: through the Clave Social card, which began on November 17 and will continue until the 28th of this month, and the hard-to-reach modality, which will extend from December 1 to 5.Throughout the entire process, beneficiaries will be provided with accompaniment and follow-up through the corresponding banks.Carles emphasized that these payments are being made transparently and on time.Regarding the payments, the minister informed that an economic injection of over 54 million dollars is being carried out.Among the excluded are people who held taxi operation permits, which contradicts the program's requirements.Carles explained that this irregularity was detected thanks to the interconnection with the Transit and Land Transport Authority (ATT), which has made it possible to verify the situation of the beneficiaries.