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Pobreza en contextos de emergencia: impacto de las ayudas humanitarias por el COVID-19 en el bienestar de los hogares y recomendaciones de política

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La pandemia trajo consigo diferentes retos en materia de política social. El programa Medellín me Cuida se disenó con el objetivo de evitar un aumento en la pobreza. Este consistió en la entrega de un paquete alimentario y una transferencia monetaria no condicionada a hogares vulnerables, y sobre el cual reposa evidencia de fallas en la implementación y focalización. Mediante una investigación cualitativa, cuya pregunta es determinar el posible efecto de estas ayudas humanitarias sobre el bienestar de los hogares, se compararon hogares beneficiarios y no beneficiarios. Se logró constatar que su impacto fue considerablemente bajo y que, en el corto plazo, recayó en la tranquilidad mental y alimentación de los hogares. Finalmente, se establecen recomendaciones de política social y se plantean reflexiones alrededor de la implementación de un ingreso básico garantizado. ***** The COVID-19 pandemic posed various challenges around social policy. Given the main purpose of preventing an increase on poverty, Medellín, Colombia, designed a program named “Medellín me Cuida,” based on delivering in-kind food support and an unconditional cash transfer to poor households. Being this the case of study, this program lacked correct implementation and targeting as shown. In order to obtain the possible impact of this humanitarian aid during COVID-19, qualitative comparative research was designed, offering evidence of interviewed recipient and non-recipient households. The findings reveal a significantly low impact on their well-being at the short run, with evidence that this impact was on households’ mental wellbeing and hunger, respectively. Finally, policy recommendations around social policy in crisis contexts are exposed, and various debates about universal basic income are proposed as a tool for future solutions.

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  • Santiago Osorio Moreno, 2022. "Pobreza en contextos de emergencia: impacto de las ayudas humanitarias por el COVID-19 en el bienestar de los hogares y recomendaciones de política," Documentos de trabajo 20765, Escuela de Gobierno - Universidad de los Andes.
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