Overview
- Presenting the glosa of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first report, Ariadna Montiel said 32 million people receive benefits and that 850 billion pesos are budgeted for 2025, equal to 2.3% of GDP.
- She reported a decline in measured inequality from 2018 to 2024, with incomes for the poorest households up 35% while the highest‑income households rose 4%.
- Montiel claimed real wages increased 97.9% over seven years and that 22 million people moved above the income‑poverty threshold.
- Program details highlighted included pensions for 13.3 million older adults (6,200 pesos bimonthly), support for over 1.6 million people with disabilities, the new Pensión Mujeres Bienestar for 3 million women aged 60–64 (3,000 pesos bimonthly), and an expanded national scholarship system.
- She cited cumulative social investment since 2019 above 4.5 trillion pesos, promoted the Salud Casa por Casa outreach as a large preventive effort with roughly 20,000–23,000 health workers, and said a plan for agricultural day laborers will be presented.