Overview

• SEP secretary Mario Delgado confirmed the expansion during a school‑infrastructure visit in Tabasco, where he toured the Tomás Garrido Canabal primary with Governor Javier May Rodríguez.
• The program will add more than 12 million primary schoolchildren and raise total Becas para el Bienestar coverage to over 21 million beneficiaries nationwide.
• Families receive 1,900 pesos every two months, with an extra 700 pesos for each additional student at the same education level, deposited directly to Banco del Bienestar cards.
• SEP has not specified whether primary disbursements will begin in January 2026 or at the start of the 2026–2027 school year, and registration steps for primary are yet to be outlined.
• Current operations continue for secondary students, with digital registration via Llave MX active and October bimonthly payments scheduled through staggered deposits to Banco del Bienestar accounts.