Mexican Government Allocates 37.452 Billion Pesos to Scholarships for People with Disabilities

ByAlonso Urrutia and Emir Olivares

This article by Alonso Urrutia and Emir Olivares originally appeared in the March 16, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.

With an allocation of 37.452 billion pesos, the federal government is funding scholarships for 1.596 million people with disabilities. In 24 states (governed by Morena), the scholarship is universal, while in 8 states it is granted to people aged 0 to 29 and over, as well as to those with disabilities in Indigenous communities, reported the Secretary of Welfare, Ariadna Montiel, during the presidential press conference.

She reported that there is also a collaboration agreement with the Teletón organization to jointly provide care to 27,897 children who attend rehabilitation therapies at the 23 centers that this organization has throughout the country. Currently 4,723,000 children under 18 years of age require this care.

The secretary highlighted that in the case of children with disabilities who suffer from cancer, they are given an extraordinary support of two thousand 698 pesos which is delivered in the health institutions where they are treated for this condition.

On the other hand, Montiel indicated that in the House-to-House Health program, 1,537,000 home visits have been conducted for senior citizens, noting that there is currently a registry of 1,281,000.