Social development: pensions, hospitals, scholarships and housing as rights

The third chapter of the report argues that social policy has stopped being a complement and become the structural axis of growth. By the end of 2026, the Wellbeing Programs will reach 42 million 860 thousand 296 people, with an investment of close to one trillion pesos, about 54 billion dollars, delivered directly through the Wellbeing Card.

In health, IMSS-Bienestar operates in 24 states. Between September 2025 and August 2026, 13 hospitals with 1,515 censable beds were inaugurated, and the six-year term adds up to 33 new hospitals. The Salud Casa por Casa program has carried out close to 23 million home visits to older adults and people with disabilities.

In housing, the goal for the six-year term is 1.8 million homes for lower-income families. As of June 2026, 280 projects had been formalized to build 322 thousand 257 Wellbeing homes. In education, the Rita Cetina Scholarship covers all students in public secondary school, 156 thousand new places will have been created in upper secondary education in 2026, and 245 thousand 111 places were created in public universities and technological institutes in the first two years.

Income is also advancing. The average wage in the formal economy reached 20 thousand 212 pesos a month, and INEGI's poverty measurement for 2024 placed 29.6% of the population in poverty, the lowest level in the 2016-2024 series: 13.4 million people left that condition since 2018.

For Latino families with ties to Mexico, these programs have a face of their own. They are the health, education and housing supports that can reach parents, grandparents and siblings living there.