Singuilucan, Hidalgo—Ariadna Montiel, head of Mexico's Welfare Secretariat, declared that the country's social welfare programs represent the tangible achievements of the Fourth Transformation's struggle to bring democracy, justice, and prosperity—ensuring the nation's wealth is shared with its poorest citizens.
Mexico's welfare reforms lift 13.5 million from poverty, official says
Speaking alongside Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, during the distribution of these programs in Singuilucan, Hidalgo, Montiel emphasized that they are "not handouts."
"At their core, welfare programs form a social protection system that safeguards, supports, and upholds the dignity of the people," she said. "Today, these programs are universal and permanent rights—not temporary favors, as they were in the past. They are not handouts."
"We are now building rights for the people of Mexico," she added. She criticized past governments, where "selfishness" dominated politics, leaving devastating and painful consequences for the country—with over 50 million Mexicans living in poverty.
"This second phase of the Fourth Transformation is expanding the rights established in its first term and communicating them even more widely," she stated. "The central and fundamental goal, now and always, is social justice for our people."
Montiel highlighted that 13.5 million Mexicans have escaped poverty. She concluded by asserting that the federal administration is "building a change of regime"—not just any change, but a profound one.
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