Mexico City, Mexico
Inclusive Income Protection Program.
Mexico City was selected as a recipient of the inaugural Global Cities Fund for Inclusive Pandemic Response, a $1,000,000 initiative to respond to the unmet needs of cities as they support migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people (IDPs) during Covid-19. Mexico City is using the funds to expand a newly established municipal income protection program to provide direct cash assistance to internally displaced persons while connecting them to national and local social services aimed at helping them settle within the city.
Mexico City, the second largest city in the Western Hemisphere, is home to 1.5 million residents born either outside of the state or outside of the country. This population includes internally displaced persons who face dire circumstances in finding economic and social inclusion within Mexico City.
With 50 percent of Mexico City residents working in the informal economy, the City estimates that half a million informal jobs were lost due to the impacts of Covid-19 and infection prevention measures. This economic impact disproportionately affects internally displaced persons, who were already struggling to make ends meet in their new city.
Recognizing displaced people’s desperate need for a lifeline, Mexico City is using the Global Cities Fund to expand their municipal income protection program to provide direct cash assistance to internally displaced persons while connecting them to national and local social services aimed at helping them settle within the city. The City is identifying 450 people to receive this direct cash assistance, as well as any needed support related to employability, obtaining personal identification, awareness regarding Mexico City’s public health services, and referrals to Mexico City’s robust governmental, civil society and non-profit social services network. Through this project, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and her team will address an immediate and urgent need for Mexico City’s most marginalized residents while also preparing them for the long road ahead.
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