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Holiday Bonus 2026 for Health Care Workers: Amount and How to Pay

The Venezuelan government began paying a vacation bonus to public health workers on July 15, 2026, with an amount of Bs.

The vacation bonus for health workers is Bs. 44,586.10, equivalent to about US$61.43.

Payments began on July 15, 2026, with staggered dates for different groups (e.g., July 30 for employees/workers and retirees).

Active workers receive the bonus via payroll accounts, not through the Patria system.

Retirees receive the bonus through the Ministry of Health.

AI-assisted synthesis anchored to a real VeraVadis-analyzed source. Reviewed and approved by a human editor on 2026-08-12. Archive piece: published under our earlier method. It does not carry the per-claim evidence chain — who reported it first and who is echoing whom — that our current pieces carry. The source link and the date are the original ones.