The Abinader Administration announced it is making available RD$1,500 on the welfare cards hundreds of thousands of poor. The government expects to distribute RD$1.1 billion in Christmas bonuses to the poor.
The President said the cash will be available as of 4 December through 1,750,000 welfare cards part of the Siuben and Prosoli programs.
He said the cards will be distributed by neighborhood boards, churches, provincial governor offices and legislators.
The cards replace the old practice of distributing food boxes to the poor at Christmas time.
Read more in Spanish:
Presidency
Diario Libre
16 November 2021