The Senate approved in general and in particular the reform to the Infonavit Law that will allow the institution to build and lease housing through the creation of a subsidiary company. This reform aims to finance and construct decent housing, as well as to recover and rent abandoned homes. The reform also empowers Infonavit to rent at low cost with a monthly payment cap and accumulate rents for those who wish to purchase them.
Representatives from different parties expressed their positions. Mely Romero Celis from the PRI mentioned that the reform aims to control Infonavit and workers' resources, eliminating the "tripartite" structure that has characterized the institution. Waldo Fernández González from the PVEM assured that the reform creates mechanisms to finance decent housing, and Geovanna Baños de la Torre from the PT emphasized the importance of ensuring that access to housing is not conditioned by real estate market speculation.
Blanca Judith Díaz Delgado from Morena highlighted the need to compensate for the damage caused by previous governments and to allocate Infonavit funds for the purchase, improvement of housing, or pensions for workers. The reform establishes that the resources will be used to build housing intended for social leasing or acquisition, as well as to promote local economic development and job generation.
The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit will oversee and monitor credit operations with workers, and the Superior Audit Office of the Federation will audit the activities of the Institute. It is noted that housing subaccounts and workers' housing loans will not be subject to audit or review. The reform has been sent to the Executive for publication and entry into force.
