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Argentina boosts Alimentar Card benefits by 38% for June 2026
🇦🇷 Argentina /Economy & Trade

Argentina boosts Alimentar Card benefits by 38% for June 2026

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Argentina's Alimentar Card program has increased its benefit amounts by 38% for June 2026, with values frozen since June 2024.
  • New monthly amounts range from 72,250 Argentine pesos for pregnant individuals and families with one child, up to 149,425 pesos for families with three or more children.
  • The benefit is automatically credited alongside other state assistance, targeting families with children, pregnant women, and individuals with disabilities.

Beneficiaries of Argentina's Alimentar Card program, also known as the "ex-Tarjeta Alimentar," will see a significant increase in their benefits for June 2026. The monthly payments have been adjusted by 38%, a rise from the amounts that had remained frozen since June 2024. This update, announced by the National Social Security Administration (Anses), aims to provide greater financial support for food purchases.

The update, on this occasion, is 38% compared to the values delivered in previous months, which had remained frozen since June 2024.

— Article textExplaining the percentage increase and the duration the previous amounts were frozen.

The new monthly amounts vary based on family size. Individuals receiving the assignment for pregnancy will receive 72,250 Argentine pesos. Families with one child will also receive 72,250 pesos. Those with two children will receive 113,299 pesos, while families with three or more children will get the highest amount of 149,425 pesos.

This assistance is automatically credited to beneficiaries' accounts alongside their primary state benefits, meaning there is no separate payment schedule for the Alimentar Card. The timing of the credit aligns with the regular Anses payment calendar.

This assistance is paid along with the main benefit that each beneficiary receives, so there is no specific calendar for the Prestación Alimentar, and the accreditation date coincides with the schedule of the original benefit that Anses diagrams monthly.

— Article textDetailing how and when the Alimentar Card benefit is disbursed.

The program targets vulnerable groups, including parents with children up to 17 years old who receive Universal Child Allowance, pregnant women enrolled in the pregnancy allowance program, and individuals with disabilities receiving the universal child allowance without age limits. Mothers with seven or more children who receive Non-Contributory Pensions are also eligible. The funds are strictly for purchasing food and beverages, with explicit prohibitions against buying alcoholic drinks.

The money is used for the acquisition of all types of food products and expressly prohibits the purchase of alcoholic beverages with these funds.

— Article textClarifying the intended use of the Alimentar Card funds.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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