Agreement 109 SEDESOL 2025

To ensure compliance with the purpose and objectives established in the Comprehensive Law for the Protection of the Elderly and Retirees, whose compliance is the responsibility of the General Directorate of the Elderly (DIGAM) of the State Secretariat in the Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL).

This Regulation has the following objectives: 1. To benefit eligible elderly persons one hundred (100) years of age or older at the national level with the Centennial Bonus. 2. To promote the administration and allocation of funds for the annual delivery of the Centennial Bonus, which corresponds to the amount of TWENTY THOUSAND LEMPIRAS EXACT (L. 20,000.00). 3. To contribute to improving the quality of life of centenarians, through recognition of their trajectory and contributions to society.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following terms are understood to mean: CENTENNIAL BONUS: Social benefit for elderly persons ONE HUNDRED (100) years of age or older, a single and annual payment of TWENTY THOUSAND LEMPIRAS EXACT (L 20,000.00). CENTENARIAN: Beneficiary person older than ONE HUNDRED (100) years of age or older who will be benefited by the Centennial Bonus after meeting the eligibility criteria. CAREGIVER: Person who lives with the centenarian beneficiary and is responsible for their daily care, physical, emotional or health support and who resides at the same address. GUARDIAN: Person legally designated to protect and represent a person in a state of total incapacity, when they cannot fend for themselves or make decisions, the guardian assumes personal and patrimonial custody. CURATOR: Person judicially designated to legally represent an elderly adult declared in a state of partial interdiction, when they cannot partially manage their assets or fully exercise their rights and their actions are in accordance with applicable legislation. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE: Natural or legal person, duly accredited through a power of attorney authorized to exercise legal acts on behalf of the beneficiary. CHAPTER II OF THE BENEFICIARIES

The identification and targeting of elderly beneficiaries one hundred (100) years of age or older shall be the responsibility of the General Directorate of the Elderly (DIGAM), using available technical mechanisms that guarantee their inclusion and participation in the program. For the delivery of the Centennial Bonus, the payment method that best adapts to the particular conditions of each centenarian person shall be adopted, prioritizing their well-being and accessibility.

The process of identification, validation and delivery of the Centennial Bonus shall be developed under the responsibility of the General Directorate of the Elderly (DIGAM), and must safeguard all information contained in the Centennial Bonus file, which is described in the following stages: Stage 1: Targeting and database under the responsibility of the General Directorate of the Elderly (DIGAM), in coordination with the National Registry of Persons (RNP). Stage 2: Proof of life. – Which consists of making a video call to the caregiver, curator, guardian or legal representative to verify that the elderly person is alive. Stage 3: Completion of the Centennial Bonus File. - A file must be generated for each beneficiary that will contain the following: 1) Updated National Identification Document (DNI) front and back of the centenarian person. 2) Updated National Identification Document (DNI) front and back of the caregiver, curator, legal representative or guardian, if necessary. 3) Photograph of the centenarian person holding their identity document. 4) Age and date of birth. 5) Address. 6) Disability status, if applicable, indicating level and type. 7) Belongs to Indigenous, Garifuna or English-Speaking Black peoples (if applicable). 8) Telephone number of the caregiver, curator, legal representative or guardian. 9) Two personal references (non-family) which must contain full name and telephone number. 10) Branch of the National Agricultural Development Bank (BANADESA) closest for their respective payment. 11) For payment purposes, the request shall be submitted to the Administrative Management, which shall contain the files and other supporting documents of the centennial bonus beneficiaries. Stage 4: Payment of the Centennial Bonus. - Payment shall be made directly by the centenarian person, provided their health and mobility conditions permit. In the event that the centenarian person cannot make the collection of the Centennial Bonus, it may be done by their caregiver, curator, legal representative or guardian, who must sign a sworn statement in which they undertake to deliver the entire amount received exclusively in favor of the centenarian person.

The payment method shall be defined based on the particular conditions of each centenarian person, prioritizing their well-being and accessibility. Payment may be made by teller through the National Agricultural Development Bank (BANADESA), transfers via Automated Clearing House (ACH) and check issuance.

For the approval of the delivery of the Centennial Bonus, budget availability must be available, affecting funds INST 0412, SOURCE 11, GA 001, UE 002, PROGRAM 11, SUB PROG 00, PROJECT 0, ACTIVITY WORK 07, EXPENDITURE OBJECT 51220. Payment shall be made through the expense execution registration form (FO1) in the Integrated Financial Administration System (SIAFI) of the Ministry of Finance (SEFIN), whose prioritization shall depend on the authorization of the General Treasury of the Republic.

For the budgetary funds transferred from the Ministry of Finance (SEFIN), an account shall be opened at the National Agricultural Development Bank (BANADESA) in the name of the State Secretariat in the Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL), registering the signatures of the State Secretary and Administrative Manager respectively.

The execution of the bonus shall be governed by this internal regulation for the administration and allocation of the Centennial Bonus which contains the liquidation guidelines defined by the Administrative Management in coordination with the General Directorate of the Elderly (DIGAM).

The State Secretariat in the Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL), through the Internal Audit Unit, shall be responsible for conducting audits and exercising the necessary controls in the administration of the funds subject to this Agreement.

What is not provided for in this regulation shall be resolved at the proposal of the General Directorate of the Elderly and decision of the highest authority, attending in all cases to what is established in the Comprehensive Law for the Protection of the Elderly and Retirees that govern the rights of the elderly and administration of State resources.

The General Directorate of the Elderly (DIGAM) of the State Secretariat in the Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL) shall be responsible for preparing a final report on the liquidation of the execution of the Centennial Bonus, which shall be submitted to the Administrative Management.

This Ministerial Agreement shall enter into force as of the date of its publication in the Official Gazette "La Gaceta". Done at the Central Offices of the State Secretariat in the Ministry of Social Development, in the city of Tegucigalpa, municipality of the Central District, on the twenty-third (23) day of the month of July of the year two thousand twenty-five (2025). COMMUNICATE and PUBLISH. MIRTHA CLAUDINA GUTIÉRREZ REYES STATE SECRETARY IN THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (SEDESOL), by Law through Executive Agreement of Delegation No. 97-2025 RUSSLAN YUPANKY ESPINAL SÁNCHEZ GENERAL SECRETARY