Pension 65 program reaches remote communities in Peru
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Pension 65 workers travelled from the Pichacani community in Puno to Santa Rosa de Loreto, a town on the border between Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, to visit elderly people receiving support from the Peruvian Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (Midis).
Between January and September of 2026, the Midis program completed over 590,000 home visits across Peru.
Workers reached especially remote areas like the Nuevo Mundo native community and Namballe, a town near the Ecuador border, as well as Urarinas, a settlement bordering Colombia. Puno registered over 58,000 people for the program this year, followed by Cajamarca, Piura, and other regions. During home visits, program staff check on the health of beneficiaries, offer specific care through the “Te acompaño” service, ensure they have eyeglasses, and confirm they are receiving their S/350 bi-monthly financial subsidy and debit cards.
Midis emphasized that Pension 65 workers are identifiable by photo ID and institutional vests, and Minister Maritza Canales Martínez noted staff also train seniors in debit card use to promote financial inclusion.
