Image credit: prosperidadsocial.gov.coPresident-elect Abelardo de la Espriella promised to substantially increase subsidies for older Colombians living without a pension. “Those who worked their entire lives for this country deserve a dignified old age,” de la Espriella said in a social media broadcast. De la Espriella, who is set to take office on August 7, reiterated that commitment on Sunday while railing against his predecessor. It’s viewed as a key social program to support those who worked but retired without a pension. De la Espriella did not indicate when the new payments would take effect, only that it would be done “once we overcome this disaster, this financial mess.”