Government says that the PGE 2025 redirects Dignity Income resources to benefit the most vulnerable

The Ministry of Economy and Public Finance indicated that in the General State Budget (PGE) 2025, the exceptions referred to the beneficiaries of the Renta Dignidad They aim to guarantee a more equitable and sustainable distribution of public resources with which this social policy is financed, according to the state media report.

According to the additional provision of the PGE 2025 Bill, article 3 of Law 3791, which created the Renta Dignidad in 2007, is modified. With this reform, Older adults who continue working in the private sector will not receive this benefit. businessmen and members of the Armed Forces.

The exclusion of these three groups that retired with 100% of their salary, says the national government, will allow a more efficient allocation of public resources, since Every year about 40,000 older adults join the universe of beneficiaries of Dignity Income.

The Deputy Minister of Pensions and Financial Services, Franz Apaza, pointed out that the modifications proposed in the PGE 2025 They seek to “return to the original spirit of this social policy, which seeks to contribute to the reduction of poverty in old age.”

The authority stressed that the resources allocated to the Renta Dignidad come from the General Treasury of the Nation (TGN). “It’s everyone’s money, and it is not necessary for these segments, which already have sufficient resources, to receive this benefit,” he added.

According to Apaza, the limits set in the budget law, will reach approximately 1% of the more than 1.2 million beneficiaries current, that is, just over 12,000 people.

“The proposal is that these resources be used to pay people who are vulnerable, who need this income. These resources will be assigned to the new 40,000 beneficiaries that we are going to have in the next administration. The vast majority will not be affected,” he stressed.

He assured that older adults in the informal sector will continue to receive the Dignity Income.

“They represent a vulnerable segment, with precarious jobs and without access to formal employment. This benefit is guaranteed to them.”