Overview

• The government provisionally cut 110,522 non-contributory disability pensions following irregular grants under previous administrations.
• In Santiago del Estero, authorities suspended benefits for over 20,000 recipients who missed medical reviews due to address errors.
• ANDIS auditors identified fraud schemes, repeated use of the same medical reports and unmet eligibility criteria among suspended cases.
• Suspended beneficiaries, including those who lost family allowances for minors, have a limited period to present medical and identity documents to restore payments.
• Officials project monthly savings of around 35 billion pesos and estimate an annual diversion of about US$1 billion has been stemmed by the measure.