Overview

• Pensions and other ANSES benefits rise 1.9% in October under the CPI-linked mobility rule based on August inflation reported by INDEC.
• The October calendar is confirmed by DNI: minimum-benefit recipients are paid Oct. 8–21 and those above the minimum Oct. 22–28, with some dates potentially reprogrammed because the Oct. 12 holiday was moved to Friday, Oct. 10.
• The 70,000-peso reinforcement continues in October for low-income retirees, paid in full at the minimum and proportionally up to a cap, taking the minimum check to roughly 396,000 pesos.
• ANSES also details complementary relief through a variable top-up for intermediate earners and the Beneficios ANSES program offering discounts and reintegros at participating merchants.
• Regionally, Mexico is executing Pensión Bienestar deposits for Sept. 22–26 by surname letter, and Peru’s promulgated octavo retiro law allows up to 4 UIT AFP withdrawals pending SBS operational rules within 30 days.