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Mexico: Coverage of social safety net programs

40.57percent · 2022

Coverage of social safety net programs shows the percentage of population participating in cash transfers and last resort programs, noncontributory social pensions, other cash transfers programs (child, family and orphan allowances, birth and death grants, disability benefits, and other allowances), conditional cash transfers, in-kind food transfers (food stamps and vouchers, food rations, supplementary feeding, and emergency food distribution), school feeding, other social assistance programs (housing allowances, scholarships, fee waivers, health subsidies, and other social assistance) and public works programs (cash for work and food for work). Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries. Annual figures for Mexico from 2008 to 2022.

20082022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202240.569
202037.545
201837.165
201643.12
201432.555
201237.065
201031.992
200815.626

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World Bank (2026). Coverage of social safety net programs. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-coverage-of-social-safety-net-programs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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