SOCIETY Expert reports say poverty rate has fallen to 36.8% 04-01-2025 15:11 Experts warn of structural poverty risks as two reports tracking indices say the number of Argentines considered poor fell significantly in the last quarter of 2024.
POVERTY IN ARGENTINA Thousands attend Christmas charity dinner in Buenos Aires 25-12-2024 14:15 Over 3,000 homeless individuals attended a festive charity dinner in Buenos Aires amidst growing poverty affecting over half of Argentina's population, highlighting the urgent need for support as many struggle with homelessness and hunger.
G20 SUMMIT IN BRAZIL ‘Gesture of goodwill’ – Milei gives way to Lula on anti-hunger alliance 18-11-2024 17:36 Argentina’s government finally signs up to Lula’s global anti-hunger initiative, launched at the G20 summit in Rio. Is Milei’s gesture of goodwill to his Brazilian counterpart a first step towards rebuilding relations?
POVERTY IN ARGENTINA 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
POVERTY IN ARGENTINA Soup kitchens struggle with growing queues as poverty rises 19-10-2024 06:18 Amid a deep economic crisis, food purchases have slumped 18.6% this year in Argentina. Meanwhile, demand at community soup kitchens is soaring, especially in some of the most impoverished and remote areas of the country. by Agustina Bordigoni
ECONOMIC INDICATORS 70% of workers in Argentina were earning under 550,000 pesos a month in June 08-10-2024 11:17 Seven out of every 10 households were earning less than a million pesos a month in June, according to INDEC data.
BEYOND THE HEADLINES Poverty lies under the mattress 05-10-2024 06:06 Idle capital amounting to over half of Gross Domestic Product surely goes a long way towards explaining why over half the population is poor. by Michael Soltys
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.
Child poverty in Argentina Child benefits, food stamps, social policies ‘cannot be a stopgap’ 28-09-2024 06:58 In the first half of 2024, child poverty reached 71 percent with over 1.5 million kids newly impoverished, according to a report from the ACIJ NGO. Despite cuts in the budget dedicated to children in diverse programmes, the AUH (Asignación Universal por Hijo) payment is reaching the highest number of people since 2021. by Sabrina Chemen
POLITICS & ECONOMY Government dismisses responsibility for jump in poverty rate 27-09-2024 19:44 Government officials point finger at “20 years of populism and destruction” after INDEC reveals poverty rate rose to 52.9 percent in the first half of the year.
ECONOMY – ANALYSIS Poverty soars past 50% in Argentina as Milei austerity hits hard 26-09-2024 17:12 About 52.9% of Argentines were mired below the poverty line in the first half of the year, up from 41.7% in the second half of 2023.
POVERTY IN ARGENTINA Private estimates: Three million new poor created so far this year 24-09-2024 16:19 Private estimates, published ahead of the INDEC national statistics bureau's latest update, suggest that some three million people have slipped below the poverty line since the turn of the year. by Gonzalo Martínez
ECONOMIC INDICATORS 55% of Argentina’s population below poverty line, says UCA body 05-09-2024 08:53 Extreme poverty affected 17.5% of people in first half of 2024, reports private observatory from the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA).
POVERTY IN ARGENTINA Child poverty soared to 63% in Argentina in 2023, says UCA report 16-08-2024 06:41 Study by UCA’s Social Debt Observatory covering period 2010-2023 also reveals that 16.2% of children and teenagers currently live below the destitution line. Child poverty rate now at highest level since 2010.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation slowed to 4% in July, lowest monthly rate of Milei era 14-08-2024 17:02 Latest figure from INDEC national statistics bureau indicates consumer prices are continuing to slow, but annual rate remains at staggering 263.4%.
ECONOMY – ANALYSIS Inflation slows to lowest level since 2022 under Milei 14-08-2024 16:47 Consumer prices rose 4% in July from a month earlier, while annual inflation slowed to 263.4%, according to government data.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UNICEF: 1.5 million children miss a meal each day in Argentina 14-08-2024 14:50 According to the UN children’s agency, 4.5 million adults in Argentina struggle to cannot come up with all meals either as a consequence of economic difficulties.
POVERTY One in five Argentines live in extreme poverty, reports UCA observatory 05-08-2024 13:28 Argentina's poverty rate reached 54.9% and destitution 20.3% nationwide during the first quarter of 2024, according to a new report by the Universidad Católica Argentina.
POVERTY Rising poverty to impact life expectancy, child mortality rates 02-08-2024 17:23 With poverty and extreme poverty on the rise, specialists warn that worsening economic conditions and spending cuts could lead to an increase in child mortality rates and slump in life expectancy. by Agustina Bordigoni
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.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei’s shock therapy ignites ‘brutal’ income inequality 20-07-2024 18:44 President Javier Milei’s economic overhaul is driving up income inequality in Argentina, testing just how much “shock therapy” his constituents can bear.
POVERTY IN THE CAPITAL Crisis creating 300 more homeless each month in Buenos Aires City 17-07-2024 06:57 The number of people sleeping rough in the nation’s capital is rising by 10% a month, according to Buenos Aires City Security Minister Waldo Wolff. by Ramón Indart
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Social indicators cast doubt over Milei's 'catastrophe' averted claim 04-07-2024 13:09 President Javier Milei recently stated that the government’s social policy is “extremely good” and it had help prevent a “catastrophe.” Yet the government's own data and reports produced by private institutions indicate most social indicators have recorded a step backwards since he took office. by Agustina Bordigoni
Editorial When Loan is a national debt 29-06-2024 04:22 On the nationwide clamour for the reappearance of a missing child.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Poverty has no limit in Argentina 22-06-2024 05:28 Argentina’s food crisis and the profound reasons for structural decay. How we reached the current state of emergency, from the Kirchners to Milei. by Alejandra Daiha
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND IMF urges increased assistance for Argentina’s poorest 06-06-2024 15:37 Fund’s chief spokeswoman Julie Kozack warns that Milei’s economic adjustment “should not fall disproportionately on working families.”
POLITICAL INTERVENTION? Pope Francis warns against imposing debt burden on ordinary people 05-06-2024 16:46 Argentine pontiff, speaking before an audience that included former economy minister Martín Guzmán, says “no government can demand its people suffer deprivations incompatible with human dignity.”
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Poverty climbed to 55.5% in first quarter, according to UCA 04-06-2024 16:33 Data obtained in new study highlights chilling growth in poverty levels – nearly 25 million people in urban areas nationwide are now considered to be poor.
POVERTY NGOs seek state support for five million living in villas 19-05-2024 05:02 Around 12% of the population lives in slum neighbourhoods in Argentina; Residents need state support to improve their lot; Lack of educational, job and social opportunities hurting nation’s youth.
EDITORIAL Single digit should not mean single issue 18-05-2024 06:13 Single-digit inflation relieves the poor more than anybody but comes at a price – must they also be the ones to pay it?
Economic indicators Poverty rate was 48.9% in April, says Universidad Di Tella study 15-05-2024 17:48 Estimated 29 million people in Argentina were poor last month, reveals a new study by the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella.
POLITICS & POVERTY Police raid dozens of soup kitchens 14-05-2024 22:11 Authorities say dozens of raids had been carried out against soup kitchens and groups that manage them as part of a probe into alleged extortion of the poor.
FEATURE Poverty, marginalisation, cocaine: Gangs find lucrative combo 30-03-2024 06:48 Argentina's economy is in intensive care. Financial stagnation, coupled with record inflation and the slashing of public spending have resulted in rising poverty and marginalisation. But in every crisis some see opportunity, and this time, it is crime groups. With drug-trafficking expanding in the barrios, analysts warn of new complex dynamics in the long run. by Josefina Salomon*, In.Visibles
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.
FINANCE Milei seeks US$15 billion for removal of currency controls 18-03-2024 11:24 President Javier Milei says he would open up restrictions on foreign currency immediately if he has US$15 billion; Money could be provided by the IMF, multilateral bodies, private investors and even “some countries."
CHILD POVERTY Six out of every 10 schoolchildren in Argentina are poor, says UCA 13-03-2024 16:21 A report by UCA's Social Debt Observatory exposes complex situation facing Argentine children and youths who attend educational institutions.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS UNICEF: 7 out of 10 children live in poverty in Argentina 12-03-2024 17:16 Approximately 8.6 million kids under the age of 18 live in low-income households or in environments where they are deprived of their rights, reports local branch of UN agency dedicated to children.
IMPACT OF AUSTERITY Financing the fiscal surplus: Stories behind reduction in state spending 08-03-2024 08:52 Argentina recorded its first monthly budget surplus in nearly 12 years in January, President Milei’s first month in office. But according to one analysis, a third of those spending cuts came from a refusal to update pension payments for inflation. A look at the faces behind the figures. by Agustina Bordigoni
#8M: WOMEN'S RIGHTS Feminists ready to rally for rights in face of Milei pushback 06-03-2024 09:37 International Women’s Day takes place this week and feminists across Argentina are ready to take to the streets to highlight the food crisis, the right to abortion, the pay gap, gender violence and much more. by Ashton Goren
PONTIFICAL MESSAGE Pope Francis says state must guarantee ‘social justice’ 28-02-2024 22:49 Two weeks after meeting President Milei at Vatican, pontiff contradicts head of state’s views on markets, the state and social justice in a pointed message to a Catholic NGO in Buenos Aires.
FOCUS ON VENEZUELA Venezuela calls in oil debt it once traded away for literal beans 26-02-2024 10:56 Impoverished and desperate for cash, Venezuela is trying to collect old debts from the Petrocaribe oil exchange programme.
EDITORIAL Poverty also in the debate 24-02-2024 06:08 Discussing figures is one thing and denialism quite another – this applies to the human rights debate and it also applies to poverty.
ECONOMY & POLITICS Milei blames political 'caste' as study estimates 57% poverty rate 19-02-2024 14:06 President blames political "caste" for the soaring poverty that a study estimates plagues 57% of population.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation leaving more than a million Argentines poor per month 19-02-2024 13:45 Over the past three months, over 3.6 million people have slipped into poverty, new data shows.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Poverty hit 20-year high of 57.4% in January, says UCA body 18-02-2024 10:21 Prestigious UCA Social Debt Observatory says poverty is at 20-year high: 57.4%, equivalent to 27 million people, are now considered poor in Argentina. Extreme poverty affects 15%, some seven million people. by Gonzalo Martínez
LIVING WITH POVERTY ‘Comedores’ in crisis: Emergency food aid at risk from cuts 15-02-2024 16:30 Milei government’s move to suspend aid to soup kitchens and introduce a new system to ‘cut out the middleman’ damages emergency food assistance efforts. by Agustina Bordigoni
POVERTY More hunger, less money: Soup kitchens count rations 15-02-2024 00:33 At community meal centres across Argentina, a dual crisis is biting: the influx of ever more hungry mouths to feed during an economic crisis, and a decision by President Javier Milei's new government to freeze their aid.
El Salvador Elections Next hurdle for El Salvador's Bukele: the economy 05-02-2024 11:35 With high public debt, nearly a third of the population living in poverty and fast-rising consumer prices, Salvadorans are increasingly starting to think of what comes next.
GRIPPED BY CRISIS In danger of extinction? Middle class slammed by crisis and austerity measures 16-01-2024 17:16 The removal of subsidies, rising rent and the increased costs of prepaid healthcare schemes and private schools are slamming the middle class, specialists warn. March will be a difficult month with the start of classes and the billing of basic public services shooting up. by Agustina Bordigoni