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Sheinbaum Says Poverty, Inequality at Record Lows in Puebla Tour Stop, Announces Housing Push

She credits post‑2018 wage hikes alongside expanded social transfers for the change.

Overview

  • Presenting her first annual report in Puebla, Sheinbaum addressed a crowd of more than 30,000 as part of a nationwide, state‑by‑state tour.
  • She asserted that 13.5 million people have exited poverty since 2018 under the Fourth Transformation’s policies.
  • For Puebla, she pledged 60,000 Infonavit homes for low‑income families, 20,000 through CONAVI, and 10,000 via Fovissste.
  • She reported program reach in the state that includes 616,000 recipients of the older‑adult pension alongside broad scholarship and training support for students and youth.
  • She outlined local initiatives: Centros LIBRE in all 217 municipalities to prevent violence against women, Puebla as the design site for the Olinia electric car with San José Chiapa as a development hub, sanitation of the Río Atoyac, and health upgrades including the imminent opening of the San Alejandro hospital.