On average, the amount of the allowance was COP 22 940 per dependant per month (4% of minimum wage or USD 12.4). In order to finance new responsibilities added to the system without additional funds, the amount of the cash allowance has been falling in real terms (in some years even in nominal terms). The share of resources earmarked to the cash allowance fell from 55% in 1982 to 30% in 2014 (see Table 4.3).