According to official legislative documents, a new proposal called the Bono Extraordinario de Apoyo a la Niñez has officially begun its tramitación in the Congreso Nacional to provide financial relief for vulnerable households facing rising living costs. Introduced by the Ejecutivo, the bill is currently moving through the Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados under a status of discusión inmediata. Because the initiative remains a pending legislative project, the economic benefit is not yet active, and families cannot apply for payments until the text receives full approval, promulgation, and publication in the Diario Oficial.
The proposed legislation outlines a single cash payment of $30.000 for each eligible child or dependent minor in a household. Because the benefit applies individually to every qualifying minor, the total household allocation scales directly with the number of qualifying children. For instance, a home with one qualifying minor would receive $30.000, a household with two qualifying minors would receive $60.000, and a family with three qualifying minors would obtain $90.000.
Requisitos y Condiciones de Asignación del Bono Extraordinario
To qualify for the proposed economic support, the initiative establishes two simultaneous conditions that every minor must meet. First, the child must be up to 13 years of age completed by June 1, 2026. Second, the family must belong to the 80% most vulnerable segment of the population, according to the scoring framework of the Registro Social de Hogares (RSH).
Each child generates one single bonus payment under the rules of the project. If a minor already participates in established state welfare programs, the disbursement requires no additional administrative paperwork from the family. The text dictates that payment priority goes to the person receiving the Subsidio Familiar (SUF) for that child, followed by holders of the Asignación Familiar or Maternal, recipients of the Subsidio de Discapacidad, and individuals receiving transfers from the Seguridades y Oportunidades subsystem. If a minor lacks any of these prior welfare links, the funds go directly to the registered head of household in the RSH.
Modalidad de Pago y Plazos del Aporte Estata
Payment of the benefit will occur in a single installment distributed through the Instituto de Previsión Social (IPS) alongside regular administrative entities. The framework prioritizes electronic deposits, such as transfers to a CuentaRUT. Once the legislation wins final approval, beneficiaries will have a window of up to nine months to collect the funds starting from the official date of emission.
Did You Know? The legislative text specifies that the age cutoff requires minors to have reached up to 13 years of age by June 1, 2026, while explicitly tethering family eligibility to the 80% threshold of the Registro Social de Hogares (RSH).
Frequently Asked Questions
¿Quién puede solicitar el Bono Extraordinario de Apoyo a la Niñez en este momento?
Nadie puede solicitarlo todavía. El aporte corresponde a un proyecto de ley en trámite legislativo con discusión inmediata en la Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados, por lo que no existen postulaciones ni pagos habilitados hasta que la iniciativa sea promulgada y publicada en el Diario Oficial.
¿Cuáles son los montos establecidos según la cantidad de menores en el hogar?
El proyecto contempla un pago único de $30.000 por cada menor de edad causante. Por ejemplo, un hogar con un menor recibe $30.000, una casa con dos menores recibe $60.000, y una familia con tres menores alcanza los $90.000.
¿Qué plazo tendrán las familias para cobrar el dinero una vez aprobado?
Si se aprueba la ley, los beneficiarios dispondrán de un plazo de hasta nueve meses para cobrar el dinero a contar de la fecha de emisión, realizándose el pago en una sola cuota a través del Instituto de Previsión Social (IPS) y las entidades administradoras habituales.
¿Qué medidas adicionales consideras necesarias para proteger a los hogares más vulnerables frente al costo de la vida?
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