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Peru Launches Final 2025 Contigo Payments for 142,771 People With Severe Disabilities

Authorities urge timely SISFOH updates to prevent suspensions.

Overview

  • Withdrawals are open nationwide through Banco de la Nación ATMs, agents and branches using assigned debit cards.
  • The rollout covers 142,771 users, with the largest groups in Lima (19,111), Cajamarca (15,879), Piura (12,647), Huánuco (9,034) and Cusco (7,797).
  • Unidades Territoriales are assisting beneficiaries and caregivers in person, following a kickoff led by Midis minister Lesly Shica in Jesús María.
  • Eligibility requires a health‑issued certificate of severe disability, no other income or pensions, and SISFOH poverty classification with validity periods of four years in urban areas, six in rural areas and eight for recognized Amazonian Indigenous households.
  • Users must keep SISFOH data current to avoid suspensions; those suspended have two months to regularize before removal, and status can be checked on the Contigo platform or via the hotline (01) 644 9006.