The Welfare Pension programs have been consolidated as one of the most relevant pillars of the current government’s social policy. Every year, millions of beneficiaries await confirmation of a possible adjustment in the amount, and this 2026, of course, will be no exception.
In this note we tell you the most recent details about a possible increase, along with more things that you should take into consideration.
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Will there be an increase in the Welfare Pension in 2026?
At the end of 2024, the reform of article 123 of the Mexican Constitution was approved, which establishes that the minimum wage can never be below inflation. However, We must not lose sight of the fact that by 2026, the possible increase in the minimum wage will be applied in case of the inflation margin of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico).
Now, in this context, The Welfare Secretariat has not confirmed whether there will be an increase in the bimonthly payment of all Welfare Pensions. What he has specified is that The Youth Building the Future program will have an increase because it is updated annually due to the increase in the minimum wage.
This means that if in the General Minimum Wage Zone (ZSMG), The salary is 278.80, this will increase to 312.25 pesos per day, therefore, the young beneficiaries would be receiving 9,367 pesos per month.
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“100 steps to transformation”
Considering that until the Ministry of Welfare confirms an increase nothing can be assured, in October 2024, Sheinbaum expressed that the economic support of social programs could have certain annual adjustments higher than inflation.
It is in the document “100 steps to transformation” where The government dictates that the increases must be guaranteed throughout the 2025–2030 period. Therefore, using the Pension for Seniors as an example, if the bimonthly support is already 6,200 pesos, if the Secretariat authorizes increases in 2026, the amount would rise to 6,400 pesos bimonthly.
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