Colombia's Comptroller General revealed regulatory gaps and weaknesses in precautionary measures imposed by the Family Subsidy Superintendency (Supersubsidio) on Family Compensation Funds (CCF). The study reviewed 24 interventions from 2019 to 2023, finding most unsatisfactory. It influenced a Constitutional Court ruling mandating a new regime by 2027.
Colombia's Comptroller General, through its Delegate for the Labor Sector, presented a sectoral study on precautionary measures imposed by the Family Subsidy Superintendency (Supersubsidio) on Family Compensation Funds (CCF). The review covered 24 measures from 2019 to 2023: nine (38%) were satisfactory, thirteen (54%) were not, and two (8%) were atypical cases that could not be rated.
Identified issues include financial troubles in CCFs, especially in health programs, along with legal, administrative, and corporate governance weaknesses. The Comptroller noted that these measures lack a time limit, with some extending over multiple terms. Moreover, current regulations fail to define causes, criteria, procedures, or timelines, leading to inequitable practices and discretion.
Currently, out of 42 CCFs, 13 are under precautionary measures: two in special surveillance, two in partial administrative intervention, and nine in full administrative intervention.
The study informed the Constitutional Court's Ruling C-298 of July 3, 2025, which declared deferred unconstitutionality of the existing regime. The Court directed Congress to enact a new precautionary and sanctioning framework for the Family Subsidy System by June 21, 2027, ensuring transparency, effectiveness, and equity.
The Comptroller continues monitoring and is conducting a new study in the first half of 2026 to assess the ruling's impact on Supersubsidio's practices.
