In Argentina, the number of child benefit recipients has decreased by 211,374 in the last year, mainly due to fewer registered workers and retirees with minor or disabled children, according to official data. The 'Social Security Coverage' report by the National Secretariat of Labor states that this decline is primarily due to a reduction in child benefits for dependent workers, which decreased by 151,762 beneficiaries. Consequently, benefits for registered employees fell by 5% in one year, dropping from 3,035,308 in November 2024 to 2,883,546 in the same month of 2025. This decrease is smaller than the 22.3% drop recorded between 2023 and 2024. Additionally, benefits for the children of retirees decreased by 43,156, and the Universal Child Allowance (AUH) saw a reduction of 24,552 beneficiaries. In contrast, benefits for self-employed workers (monotributistas) increased by 15,878, a positive variation of 2.7%. The Family Allowances system currently covers 9.4 million beneficiaries, including children, adolescents, people with disabilities, pregnant women, and spouses of retirees. Of these, 8.3 million receive child benefits, with the largest group being AUH recipients (4.1 million), followed by dependent employees (2.9 million). In the 'Other Benefits' category, which covers contingencies not related to having children, the largest group is spouses of retirees (939,577), followed by recipients of the Pregnancy Allowance (62,144). The report also notes that 20.8% of the total population receives some form of family allowance from ANSES.
