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Mexico Begins 20,000-Peso Payouts for Storm-Hit Families as Recovery Plan Ramps Up

The rollout pairs immediate cash with job programs to speed cleanup and jump-start local economies.

Overview

  • Initial transfers of 20,000 pesos per affected household start on October 22 through the Welfare Ministry, with a second round to follow based on ongoing damage censuses.
  • Empleo Construyendo el Futuro will hire 50,000 people for recovery work from November to February at 8,500 pesos per month, totaling 34,000 pesos per participant.
  • A special Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro intake will enroll 5,000 youth in Poza Rica and Álamo, Veracruz, paying 8,480 pesos monthly for cleanup brigades.
  • Authorities report 112 localities still cut off by road (Hidalgo 74, Veracruz 31, Puebla 7), with air bridges using Defense and Navy helicopters sustaining deliveries; Ilamatlán remains unreachable by road.
  • The aid package includes appliance and food vouchers, tiered housing grants of 25,000, 40,000 or 70,000 pesos, 50,000 pesos for small businesses, and 50,000–100,000 pesos for agricultural parcels; 1,297 schools were damaged with 805 cleaned, over 200,000 food packages were delivered, and information is available at gob.mx/reporteporlluvias or 079.