Bye retirement: the government will ban the benefit for these people in 2026

The retirement It is a right that all Argentines can access as soon as they turn 60 (women) and 65 (men). However, by order of the government There are those who cannot handle iteven though the minimum age has been reached.

This is a measure from the Process of the Pension moratorium in March 2025. This regulation allowed a person of retirement age to retire without having completed 30 years of compulsory contributions.

Who cannot apply for the pension?

If a person wants to apply for retirement because he or she has reached retirement age but has not reached the required years of contributions, You could be denied this procedure.

In this case, you could only opt for the Universal Benefit for the Elderly (PUAM), which consists of an amount equal to 80% of a minimum pension.

Another option would be to comply with Moratorium Law 24.476 listed on the ANSES website. In this way, the periods from January 1, 1955 to September 30, 1993 and from the age of 18 to 18 can be regulated.

Their inclusion is subject to a socio-economic assessment. In addition, this debt can be settled in cash or in a plan of up to 60 installments, updated semi-annually by applying the mobility index.

How much will pensioners earn from January 2026?

After the INDEC released November inflation data, which came in at 2.5%, a new increase for pensioners from January 2026. These are the amounts:

Non-contributory pensions (PNC) for disability or old age: $244,509.52 + $70,000 bonus = $314,509.52
Non-contributory pensions (PNC) for mothers of seven or more children: $349,299.31 + $70,000 bonus = $419,299.31
Universal Pension for the Elderly (PUAM): $279,439.45 + $70,000 bonus = $349,439.45
Minimum retirement: $349,299.31 + $70,000 bonus = $419,299.31
Maximum retirement: $2,350,453.71.