Abstract

GALEANO-BATE, Santiago Lorenzo. Improvement of the quality of life of the beneficiaries of the Alimony Pension Program for the Elderly in a situation of poverty in the La Promesa Indigenous Colony in Presidente Hayes. Poblac.Desarro. [online]. 2019, vol.25, n.48, pp.20-27. ISSN 2076-054X.  https://doi.org/10.18004/pdfce/2076-054x/2019.025(48)020-027.

According to Law No. 3728/09, all natural Paraguayan, over 65 years of age and living in poverty, residing in the national territory, will receive from the State a monthly pension not less than a quarter of the current minimum wage. The general objective of the program is to know the improvement of the quality of life of the beneficiaries of the Alimony Pension Program for the elderly living in poverty in the Indigenous Colony La Promesa in the Department of Presidente Hayes is a relevant information to measure the impact of this type of programs in isolated indigenous communities. The research is of the qualitative non-experimental descriptive type, it uses the documentary and field bibliographic modality, with the interview methods and observation records. The results obtained present the characteristics of the beneficiaries of the Alimony Pension Program for the Elderly in a situation of poverty, as well as aspects related to the improvement of the quality of life of the beneficiaries of the Program.

Keywords : Older adults; Pension; Original towns..

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