Pension 65 reaches remote older adults in Ayacucho, Peru
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Peru’s Pension 65 program began deploying “payment carts” on September 18 to reach over 1,000 older adults in the most distant communities of the Ayacucho region.
The Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion program started in the town of Cunya, in the Uchuraccay district, Huanta province. These mobile payment units allow residents to collect a 350 Sol subsidy, covering July and August payments, without travelling long distances.
The program continued to Viracochan on September 19, where 163 people received their payments. Throughout the following week, the payment carts visited San Cristóbal, Ccalani-Sansaycca, San Pedro, and Pitecc, bringing the subsidy directly to residents of these communities in the provinces of Lucanas, Parinacochas, and Vilcas Huamán. This initiative builds on a campaign that began September 10, serving communities in other regions like Puno and Apurímac.
Puno currently receives service in 44 communities through this method, followed by Apurímac with 40. The Pension 65 program intends this approach to provide a safe way for older adults to access funds and to support local businesses as recipients purchase necessities.
