The investment of this government is three times larger than that invested by López Obrador in 2019, when the social budget was 291,525 million pesos
But despite the increase, expert civil organizations in social policy warn that these resources are not reaching the poorest.
In 2024, the coverage of social programs decreased among homes with lower income, so they have called to focus on the most vulnerable the distribution of monetary transfers.
Pensions and scholarships, the beneficiaries
The Welfare pension For people Older adultswhich covers 65 years and older men and women, will have a budget increase. It is contemplated that its expense increases from 483,427 million pesos to 526,508 million. The increase is 8.9% and is maintained as the social program with the largest public investment, which monopolizes half of the social budget planned for next year.
Scholarship delivery It is the second support with more budget. In total, considering aid for basic, upper and higher education, there will be an investment of 184,595 million pesos39.9% more than in 2025.
The social programs created by President Sheinbaum will also have increases. The Women’s Welfare Pension It will go from 15,000 million pesos to 56,969 million, this after the social program is already delivered to all women from 60 to 64 years and not in a staggered way, as it started.
This pension will be the social program with the greatest increase in resources for the following year. Your expense will grow almost four times.
House by house health It will also double its resources from 2,000 to 4,000 million pesos.
Sowing lifeone of the star programs of former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, would add an expense of 40,664 million pesos, which will also imply an increase, because for this year it was 39,100 MDP.
While Young people building the future It would reach 25,173 million pesos, when the year it is to end had as a budget 24,205 MDP.
In the delivery of the economic package, the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Édgar Amador ZamoraHe said that the second budget project of the government of President Sheinbaum expands social rights, but does so with macroeconomic responsibility.
“It reflects a clear vision of state, an economic policy that accompanies productive development, which expands social rights and does so with fiscal responsibility, macroeconomic stability and shared prosperity,” he said.
In her press conference on Monday, the president also said that resources for social programs and even scholarships would be guaranteed.
