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Peru Fast-Tracks Social Program Payments to 1.7 Million as Rains Trigger Emergency Response

Authorities deploy rural Tambos as shelters with real-time monitoring to reach isolated communities.

Overview

  • The Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion has begun advancing subsidies to users of Juntos, Pensión 65 and Contigo in regions hit by intense rains.
  • Minister Lily Vásquez Dávila said disbursements are in progress to ensure households access timely cash for basic needs during the emergency.
  • The accelerated schedule covers more than 760,000 Juntos households, over 820,000 Pensión 65 beneficiaries and about 124,000 Contigo users.
  • PAIS Tambos are operating as temporary shelters, supply collection points and risk‑monitoring posts in the most affected areas.
  • The Midis emergency operations center is conducting continuous tracking with COEN‑Indeci coordination, while Foncodes delivered over S/100,000 in equipment to women’s groups in Carabayllo as complementary support.