Overview
- The Pensión para el Bienestar de las Personas con Discapacidad pays 3,200 pesos every two months to people with permanent physical, intellectual, sensory or multiple disabilities.
- Coverage by age varies by state, with universal eligibility from 0 to 64 years in 24 states and automatic access only from 0 to 29 years in eight states, where ages 30 to 64 qualify under specified indigenous, afromexican or high‑margination criteria.
- Current guidance notes there is no active registration period, and new intake dates are announced publicly by the Secretaría del Bienestar or its head, Ariadna Montiel Reyes.
- Required paperwork includes a birth certificate, valid official ID, updated CURP, recent proof of address, and a medical certificate of permanent disability issued by public health institutions such as IMSS, ISSSTE or the Secretaría de Salud.
- Approved benefits are deposited to the Banco del Bienestar card, which can be used at affiliated merchants, and balances and transactions can be checked through the bank’s mobile app.