Welfare Pension. Will senior citizens receive an extra Christmas bonus in December 2024?

Will the Ministry of Welfare pay a Christmas bonus at the end of the year ? This agency is still making several deposits to the beneficiaries of its main social programs, which is why in November it has a budget allocated to comply with said aid. However, people registered in these and other programs, such as senior citizens , have doubts about whether they will receive an extra payment in December . Here we tell you what is known about it and if Claudia Sheinbaum will pay a Christmas bonus.

With the arrival of Sheinbaum to the presidency, several changes have been generated at all levels, mainly in social programs: the president indicated that during her six-year term, helping the people will continue to be her priority, as it was during the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

That is why it was announced that existing programs would continue and new ones would be added, with the aim of reaching all sectors of the population, especially the most vulnerable. For example, by 2025, the Ministry of Welfare will have a budget of 579 billion pesos, as announced by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit in the Draft Expenditure Budget.

With this panorama in sight and in full payment of their pensions, the beneficiaries of the programs and support of the Welfare are wondering if the government will give a bonus at the end of the year , in December, since it is news that has circulated in recent days through social networks.

Will senior citizens with a Bienestar pension receive a Christmas bonus in December?

It is important that senior citizens, working mothers, people with disabilities and all beneficiaries of the Welfare Pension know that there is no Christmas bonus payment from the Ministry of Welfare. At the moment, there is no end-of-year bonus that would be given in December, as is the case for most Mexican workers. The only payment amount that is being given is the $6,000 pesos that is given to senior citizens, as well as $3,100 pesos for people with disabilities and $1,600 to $3,600 pesos for working mothers.

Pensioners who could receive double payment and Christmas bonus at the end of the year in December

The only pensioners who could receive double payment and a bonus in December would be those who are registered in the Pensión Bienestar and in another type of pension, such as the IMSS or ISSSTE . In that case, they would receive the corresponding payment for the month or two months and, in addition, the bonus that these health institutes grant at the end of the year. However, it is important to check with each agency to see if this is possible.