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Social security updates and legal developments in AR

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In Argentina, ANSES has confirmed a 2.11% increase for various social security benefits for September 2026, following July inflation data from INDEC. This adjustment applies to pensions, the Universal Child Allowance (AUH), and other social benefits. For the AUH, the standard amount will reach $123,221.55 per child, while the amount for children with disabilities will rise to $401,226.62. Regarding retirement benefits, the minimum pension is ~~expected~~ projected to ~~reach~~ be approximately ~~$428,633.20. Some beneficiaries may also receive an extraordinary bonus of up to $70,000,~~ $428,591.22, which ~~could bring the total monthly income~~ may reach $498,591.22 for ~~minimum pension~~ some recipients when including a provisional bonus. To ensure future eligibility, workers are advised to ~~approximately $498,633.20.~~ use official ARCA tools to verify that employers are correctly depositing retirement contributions. Legal developments regarding former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner have intensified. The Federal Oral Court No. 2, in the context of the Vialidad case, has ordered an embargo on several of her assets to recover estimated damages of 685 billion pesos. ~~This includes properties and commercial assets in Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz, as well as the apartment where she is currently under house arrest.~~ Simultaneously, the Federal Social Security Chamber issued a precautionary measure that provisionally restored a life pension to Fernández de ~~Kirchner. This temporary restoration involves a gross monthly amount of approximately 16.09 million pesos,~~ Kirchner for subsistence reasons. The reinstated pension, derived from former President Néstor Kirchner, while the legal dispute regarding her criminal conviction and benefit suspension remains in litigation. Recent developments clarify that the pension, which was administratively suspended in late 2024, was reinstated by judges Juan Fantini and Sebastián Russo for subsistence reasons. The carries a gross monthly ~~payment~~ amount of ~~$16,090,877.01 results~~ $16,090,877.01, resulting in a net amount of approximately $12 million after ~~taxes and deductions.~~ taxes. ANSES is ~~also~~ applying a 20% monthly deduction to recover approximately $660 million in sums previously deemed to have been received improperly. Notably, ANSES has declined to include the ‘Zona Austral’ allowance or the former head of state benefit in these payments. Both ANSES and the Public Prosecutor’s Office have filed appeals with the Supreme Court to revoke the injunction.

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