News of destitution

Extreme poverty soars to affect six million, study shows

12-11-2024 14:19 Destitution rates have grown much faster than poverty in recent years in Argentina. According to a study by the University of Buenos Aires based on government data, more than six million people were not meeting daily nutritional needs in the first quarter of the year.

by Agustina Bordigoni

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Nearly one million people are poor or destitute in Buenos Aires

04-10-2024 11:07 City Hall statistics bureau reveals that there are 159,000 more poor people than one year ago.

POVERTY

'Heartbreaking': Priest in nation's poorest city bemoans destitution

30-09-2024 17:03 Father Pablo Ferreira, a priest in the poor city of Resistencia, Chaco Province, is a direct witness to the growing numbers of Argentina’s poor. “Seeing poverty data is one thing, but seeing the faces of destitution and poverty is heart-breaking,” he explains.

POVERTY

Exclusion and poverty are increasingly common in Argentina

22-07-2024 16:40 Argentina is suffering from rising unemployment, social exclusion and poverty – the number of those considered destitute has doubled since the first quarter of 2023.

POVERTY

Poverty reached 41.7% in second half of 2023

28-03-2024 16:24 Poverty levels rose slightly in the second half of 2023 as soaring inflation pummelled household spending power even before Milei’s shock therapy.