Argentina Officializes 1.89% Increase in Pensions and Family Allowances for August

The National Social Security Administration (ANSeS) today officialized a 1.89% increase in August pensions for retirees and pensioners, as well as in the amounts of family allowances and the income limits and ranges for the family group. The adjustment follows the June inflation data and was formalized through Resolutions 232 and 233/2026 published in the Official Gazette. The pension agency established in the official text that "the minimum guaranteed pension effective as of August 2026 will be $419,775.93." Meanwhile, the maximum starting next month will be $2,824,694.49. As has been the case for over a year, those receiving the minimum pension will receive a bonus of $70,000, so the lowest pensions will reach $489,775.93. Retirees who receive an amount higher than $419,775 but below $489,775 will receive the bonus for the sum necessary to reach that figure. At the same time, the agency determined that the amount of the Universal Basic Benefit (PBU), applicable from next month, will be $192,028.32. Meanwhile, the amount of the Universal Pension for the Elderly (PUAM) was set at $335,820.74. With the $70,000 bonus, the PUAM will rise to $405,820. On the other hand, with the officialized increase, holders of universal social protection allowances will receive: - Universal Child Allowance (AUH) and Pregnancy Allowance: $150,848 (general value) - AUH and Pregnancy - Zone I (La Pampa, Chubut, Neuquén, Río Negro, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands, and the Patagones district in the province of Buenos Aires): $196,103 - AUH and Prenatal Family Allowance for formal sector workers - General value - Family group income (IGF) does not exceed $1,167,863: $75,433 per child. - IGF exceeding $1,167,863 and up to $1,712,784: $50,884 per child. - IGF exceeding $1,712,784 and up to $1,977,464: $30,777 per child. - IGF exceeding $1,977,464 and up to $6,184,406: $15,881 per child. - Child Allowance with Disability - General value - Family group income (IGF) does not exceed $1,167,863: $245,597 per child. - IGF exceeding $1,167,863 and up to $1,712,784: $173,745 per child. - IGF exceeding $1,712,784: $109,656 per child. For Monotributo taxpayers, the amount received for family allowances per child and prenatal varies by category: - Category A: $75,433 - Category B: $50,884 - Category C: $30,777 - Categories D, E, F, G, H: $15,881. Regarding one-time allowances paid by ANSeS, including Marriage, Birth, and Adoption, starting next month they will provide the following amounts: - Birth: $87,926 - Adoption: $525,682 - Marriage: $131,652 - Annual School Aid: $55,672 (general value). The increase that updates the detailed amounts also applies to war veterans, holders of the Argentine integrated pension system, and those receiving unemployment benefits, among other economic assistance programs. Article 4 of the regulation clarified that "if one member of the family group receives an income exceeding $3,092,203, that group is excluded from receiving family allowances, even if the sum of their incomes does not exceed the established maximum income limit."