The government has organized a 35% increase in Food Benefit and others two increments quarterly for this year 2023.
The benefit of the Alimentar card is received by the families with children up to 14 years old who receive universal child benefit (Oh), the Universal Allowance for Disabled Children, the Pregnancy Allowance or the Contributory Pension for mothers of 7 or more children.
With the 35% increase, families who have the Alimentar card, with a son from 0 to 14 years, They will continue to receive $17,000.
Meanwhile, those families who have two kids between 0 and 14 years will receive $26,000; and those who have three or more children of that age will receive $34,000.
The government has said the new amounts will have an impact in the payment for the month of May.
Who can receive the Alimentary Card
The Alimentar program reaches 2,458,238 holdersthus reaching 4 million children and adolescents, e allows you to buy all kinds of foodexcept for alcoholic beverages.
They receive it:
- Adults and adults with children up to age 14 receiving the AUH
- People pregnant for three months of gestation who receive the pregnancy allowance
- Persons with disabilities receiving AUH
- Mothers with seven or more children who receive Non-Contributory Pensions.
When is the Food Card charged?
AUH beneficiaries will collect their monthly salaries from Tuesday 9 May and according to the termination of the DNI. Its implementation is therefore automatic no formalities are required.
To this sum ($11,457.54) will be added the amount of the Alimentary Allowance with the increase.
Source: Clarin
