Step by step: how to know if I should collect the ANSES Home Program in January

The National Social Security Administration (ANSES) It is an organization dependent on the Ministry of Human Capital. It is the entity that manages social security benefits, such as retirements, pensions, family allowances, among other programs for citizens.

One of the social benefits that is delivered in January is Home Program. This is financial aid for the purchase of bottles for lower-income households that cannot access the natural gas network.

And although their payments were temporarily suspended, the Government clarified that the plan was never dischargedbut the Secretary of Energy I was doing a review of the beneficiaries and the requirements to request it.

I know what the new key requirement to access the subsidy and the updated benefit amounts.

What is the ANSES Home Program

The Home Program is intended to guarantee access to bottled gas (bottles) to those homes with lower income and that they are in areas no natural gas service or that are not connected to the home gas distribution network.

To request social benefit you only have to follow these steps:

1. Go to the website or app “my ANSES“, with your Social Security Code.
2. Verify and upload your data. Check that your personal data and family relationships are up to date.
3. From the menu, select Programs and Benefits > Request Social Rate. I chose the Home Program option and followed the steps.
4. Once the application is completed, download the receipt. ANSES will contact you to inform you about the status of the process.

Requirements to collect the Home Program in January

You can apply for the Home Program if you meet these requirements:

• That no member of the family group has a natural gas service in their name, nor has they requested the Social Gas Rate.
• That the income of the family group does not exceed 2 vital and mobile minimum wages. If you are a monotributista up to the category c inclusive.
• If one of the members is a person with a disability (and has a valid CUD), the monthly income of the family group may be up to 3 vital and mobile minimum wages. If you are a monotributista up to the category d inclusive.
• In homes in La Pampa, Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego and the Patagones district (province of Buenos Aires), the monthly income of the family group may be up to 2.8 minimum vital and mobile wages or monotributist up to category d inclusive. If a family member with a disability lives, up to 4.2 minimum vital and mobile wages or monotributist up to category AND inclusive.

Amount and date of collection

The value is set by the Secretary of Energy and varies depending on the location of the home, time of year and size of family group. Since the basic subsidy can be added an additional amount during the winter months or if more than 5 people live in the home.

Also, you can request additional bottles if you live in the provinces of Tierra del Fuego, Santa Cruz, Chubut, Rio Negro, Neuquén, La Pampa, Partido de Patagones, La Puna and those cold areas established by Law 27,637 in the provinces of Buenos Aires , Córdoba, La Rioja, Mendoza, San Juan, Santa Fe, Salta and Tucumán.

For its part, the price of gas bottles suffered a 23.5% increase starting in December 2024. According to the Resolution 394/2024 From the Ministry of Energy, the new rates for bottles are:

• 10 kilo bottle: $10,500
• 12 kilo bottle: $12,600
• 15 kilo bottle: $15,750

And about the payment datesthese have not yet been exactly detailed. The calendar is expected to follow the same scheme as the Universal Child Allowance (AUH) and Family Child Allowance (SUAF) payments. The beneficiaries of the Home Program they must be attentive to any official updates that are released in the coming days.

To find out if you will collect this program in January, you can access the My Argentina application with your CUIL and password, go to the “My Collections” section and there the system will indicate if you have pending payments.

Another option is the queries to ANSES through its communication channels:

• Telephone: 0800-222-7376 (Home Program option) from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Email: [email protected]
• Web consultation: by completing an online form available on the official ANSES website.