Argentina
The 2027 Budget proposes changes to the AUH and the disability regime
The bill sent to Congress seeks to remove the current inflation-based automatic adjustment of the AUH and to modify pensions, fees and coverage linked to disability. The initiative drew criticism in the Chamber of Deputies and among providers.
The national government presented in Congress the 2027 Budget bill, which foresees spending of $ 202.1 billion and projects a primary and financial surplus, according to Chequeado. Among its articles, it includes changes to the Universal Child Allowance and to various benefits linked to disability.
According to Chequeado, Article 17 repeals provisions of Law 27,160, which currently ties increases in family allowances, including the AUH, to inflation. The text does not set an alternative mechanism or a deadline for future updates, so that definition would remain in the hands of the Executive Branch.
Chequeado recalled that in 2026 the governing coalition had already tried to decouple the AUH from inflation, but that point was removed by Congress during consideration of that year’s budget.
The bill also proposes changes to the Disability Emergency Law. According to Chequeado, the central change is the elimination of the monthly inflation-based adjustment of payments to providers and of uniform fees for all institutions. Under the new wording, each provider could set the cost of the service and health insurers or prepaid plans could establish a maximum coverage amount.
The president of the Civil Association of Disability Providers, Gilda Marcela Kriskovich, questioned that approach and warned, in statements cited by Chequeado, that replacing universal values with fees set by each jurisdiction would amount to “federalizing inequality.” In the same vein, actress Valentina Bassi told Radio Con Vos, as that outlet reported, that deregulation could force families to renegotiate coverage and treatments with each payer.
On pensions, Chequeado noted that the bill changes the scheme that emerged under the emergency. Today, the law establishes a pension for people without resources or with disabilities and allows that benefit to be combined with formal employment. The official proposal seeks to eliminate automatic access for those who hold the Single Disability Certificate, make the pension incompatible with registered work again, and remove the requirement of mandatory medical coverage for beneficiaries.
Deputy Juan Marino said on X, according to Chequeado and BAE Negocios, that the reform removes the CUD as a direct route to the pension and leaves the requirements subject to Executive Branch regulation. Maximiliano Ferraro also questioned the inclusion of these changes in the 2027 Budget and warned, according to both outlets, about the impact on the disability system.
BAE Negocios added that the changes generated tension among legislative blocs and alarm among providers and families. That outlet also reported that, in response to the criticism, officials in the governing coalition spoke of a possible drafting error and let it be known that the articles could be withdrawn from the bill.
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