Argentina Confirms 1.93% Pension Increase and $70,000 Bonus for Retirees in November

Argentina pension increase 1.93% and $70,000 bonus for retirees November 2026, Digi Mart USA News (Argentina): Argentina’s National Executive Power made official, through Resolution 304/2026 of the ANSES, a new updating scheme for benefits under the Argentine Integrated Pension System (SIPA), taking effect in November 2026. The measure aims to supplement the income of retirees and pensioners, especially those with the lowest pensions.

The applicable increase was set at 1.93%, reflecting the inflation figure for September of this year. The update directly affects all pension scales and benefits linked to the national system, setting new values for basic benefits and collection limits.

In addition to the ordinary mobility adjustment, the National Government ratified the continuation of an extraordinary bonus of $70,000. This pension boost seeks to strengthen the purchasing power of retirees and pensioners receiving the lowest incomes in the scale, paid together with the usual payment calendar.

With the new values in force, basic benefits and collection limits for November 2026 are structured as follows: the guaranteed minimum pension rises to $444,158.46, while the maximum pension reaches $2,988,765.82. The Universal Basic Benefit (PBU) is updated to $203,182.22, and the Universal Pension for Older Adults (PUAM), equal to 80% of the minimum pension, is set at $355,326.77.

The extraordinary bonus of $70,000 is paid together with ANSES’s payment calendar. Adding this boost to the new guaranteed minimum pension of $444,158.46, no retiree or pensioner in the general system will receive less than $514,158.46 gross in November 2026. For those who exceed the minimum pension but do not reach this combined ceiling, ANSES pays a proportional amount until the total guaranteed figure is reached, aiming to cushion the impact of living costs.

Resolution 304/2026 also set new salary parameters for calculating contributions destined to finance social security. From the accrual period of November 2026, the minimum contribution base is set at $149,592.45 and the maximum contribution base rises to $4,861,685.38, in compliance with Article 9 of Law No. 24,241.