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ANSES Confirms 1.88% October Increase and $70,000 Pension Bonus as Real Minimum Wage Hits 2001 Low

Payments begin October 8 on an adjusted calendar, and November’s update will be defined once INDEC publishes September inflation.

Overview

  • Resolution 317/2025 formalizes a 1.88% CPI‑linked mobility increase for October, taking the minimum pension to AR$326,298.38 and the maximum to roughly AR$2.195 million.
  • The government maintains the AR$70,000 extraordinary bonus for October: full for those at the minimum, proportional up to a cap of AR$396,298.38, and automatic with the monthly deposit.
  • ANSES published the October schedule by DNI, with start dates from October 8 and adjustments around the October 10 holiday for minimum and non‑contributory pensions.
  • An IIEP‑UBA analysis reports the minimum wage’s purchasing power fell 0.5% in August and 32% since November 2023, reaching its lowest real level since 2001, with official data also showing net formal job losses in June.
  • Family benefits including AUH and SUAF rise about 1.9% in October, and eligible households continue to receive extras such as the Tarjeta Alimentar and the 1000 Días Complemento Leche.