The latter has had a significant impact on coverage and brought it up to nearly 41 million people. They are all geared towards families with children and adolescents in conditions of poverty or indigence10, and thus are a key policy tool for protecting the youngest generations. While relatively small in fiscal terms —representing an investment equal to 0.4% of GDP— (Cecchini and Madariaga, 2011), they have immense impact on core factors for ensuring the rights of children.