First housing program targeting workers earning under two minimum wages; aims for 1.8 million homes and 7 million beneficiaries by end of term.

This article by Fernanda Monroy originally appeared in the June 15, 2026 edition of Contralínea, a Mexican investigative magazine.

Construction of 274,000 homes for low-income families is already underway in different regions of the country as part of the Housing for Well-Being program, which seeks to reach a six-year-term goal of 1.8 million homes and benefit nearly 7 million people.

During her morning press conference, President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized that this is a program aimed at workers who earn up to two minimum wages, a sector that has historically had difficulty accessing home ownership.

“Never in history has there been a program for families that earn less than two minimum wages,” the president affirmed, pointing out that the goal is to guarantee access to housing as a right and not as a privilege.

Taking the floor during the presidential press conference, the secretary of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development, Edna Vega Rangel, reported that in addition to the homes already under construction, there are 604,000 homes contracted that are ready to begin construction, representing a potential benefit for 2.1 million people.

The official added that 579,000 credits and home improvement subsidies have also been delivered, equivalent to a 32.2 percent advance toward the established goal. She also noted that 293,000 deeds, settlement certificates, and credit cancellations have been granted, while more than 5.1 million people have received benefits through programs for credit restructuring, balance reductions, and interest rate cuts.

For his part, the general director of the National Housing Commission, Rodrigo Chávez Contreras, detailed that the institution has a goal of building 500,000 new homes and carrying out 300,000 improvement actions.

He explained that during 2025, 114,000 home improvements were completed and construction began on 82,497 new homes across 214 sites. Of that total, the first 50,000 homes will be delivered before the end of 2026.

In addition, he announced that during this year 138 additional sites were incorporated where 73,490 homes will be developed, with construction beginning in July. To this are added other projects estimated to build nearly 156,000 additional homes.

In the case of Infonavit, its general director, Octavio Romero Oropeza, reported that as of June 14, 460,131 homes had been contracted, of which 191,368 are already under construction. He added that another 140,000 will begin construction between June and July and more than 128,000 between August and September.

The head of Infonavit also highlighted that the agency has placed 23,281 homes in 21 states of the country and that 52 percent of the beneficiaries are women.

Regarding the credit situation of workers, he noted that Infonavit has cleaned up 4.8 million credits considered unpayable, through settlements, balance reductions, fixed payments, and more accessible interest rates. Likewise, through the Mejoravit program, nearly 150,000 home improvement credits have been granted so far this year.

On the matter of property regularization, the director of the National Sustainable Land Institute, Víctor Rubén Guzmán Dagnino, reported that more than 715,000 families have obtained their deeds or are in the process of receiving them.

Finally, the executive officer of Fovissste, Jabnely Maldonado Meza, reported that the agency registers an advance of close to 40 percent in its credit program for 2026 and that it will resume direct home construction with a goal of 100,000 homes. The first 512 homes will begin to be built in Puebla starting this coming July 1.

The authorities agreed that the program seeks to expand access to social housing, drive the economy through job creation, and address the housing backlog of sectors that for decades faced difficulties in acquiring their own home.

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