New Law Clears Settlement Payments for Former Social-Program Workers

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 15, 2026 · Originally reported October 13, 2026 by Congreso Nacional

A new law taking effect authorizes the government to budget and pay settlement claims from workers who served in social programs including Vida Mejor, Mejores Familias, and Guías de Familia, with payments spread monthly over as long as 18 months.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Congreso Nacional, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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