Cuba distributes monthly food packages to vulnerable households in Villa Clara
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The Cuban government began distributing monthly food packages to approximately 95,000 people in the Villa Clara province this week.
These packages contain five pounds of rice, one pound of sugar, and one pound of peas. While the rice is a free donation from China, recipients must pay for the sugar and peas. Authorities plan to continue this distribution until at least January 2027.
Maraiky León Iglesias, the head of the Provincial Department of Prevention, Assistance, and Social Work, stated that households must earn less than 4,000 Cuban pesos per person to qualify. The government also considers specific vulnerabilities, such as elderly people living alone, pregnant women, and children under five years old with chronic illnesses. Families affected by weather events or those where a member stops eating to feed others are also eligible.
Social workers are currently reviewing a registry to add more beneficiaries, though some individuals were excluded for providing false information or choosing not to work while remaining qualified. This local effort is part of a national plan announced by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz to provide food to over 883,000 vulnerable Cubans. In other regions like Contramaestre, Santiago de Cuba, some families have questioned the exclusion of certain members from the program.
