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Mexico to Lift 2026 Direct Welfare Transfers to 1 Trillion Pesos via Banco del Bienestar

Details for each program will be announced in January.

Overview

  • The allocation rises from 845 billion pesos in 2025, a gain of more than 150 billion pesos.
  • The presidency cited inflation updates, an expanded beneficiary registry, and the addition of new schemes such as Pensión Mujeres Bienestar, Beca Rita Cetina and Salud Casa por Casa.
  • Program-by-program amounts, eligibility rules, registries and other operational details are slated for release in January 2026.
  • Parallel measures are being prepared to expand SME access to credit and to advance mixed public‑private investment projects in strategic sectors.
  • Sheinbaum framed the approach as a distribution‑focused growth model she calls the second floor of the Fourth Transformation.