Through him Decree 497/2025, The President Javier Milei He ordered the creation of a Special Direct Assistance Fund for the reconstruction and recovery of the goods to dwell the damages suffered by the population between May 16 and 17, when the product of heavy rains accumulated between 200 and 250 millimeters of water, with records of up to 400 millimeters in certain areas.
According to the text, the storm, defined as a “Extraordinary Meteorological Phenomenon”produced severe damage in much of the cities mentioned due to the strong intensity of rainfall. Given the severity and urgency of what happened, they considered as “Pertinent to give an appropriate response to a public need that does not admit delay.”
Given this, they order to establish a special regime of Subsidies extraordinary, only once, for citizens victims directly by the mentioned weather phenomenon, which will be implemented through the aforementioned fund, which will be managed and managed by the Ministry of National Security “Through transparent, non -arbitrary, direct, immediate, effective and effective assignment mechanisms.”
The subsidy, called “Single Supplement for Reconstruction” (South) will consist of a “non -contributory monetary benefit, fixed in pesos, only once, and whose destination will be to compensate for material losses.” The person who inhabit it will be granted by cadastral property, as long as it is located in the affected areas. It can only be perceived by a member of the victim family.
The requirements to access subsidy
1. Be an Argentine citizen resident in the country, or foreigner with legal residence in the Argentine Republic not less than two (2) years prior to the request.
2. Have more than eighteen (18) years to date of this decree.
3. Accredit real domicile in the cities of Zárate, Campana, Arrecifes, Captain Sarmiento, Salto, Mercedes and San Antonio de Areco, province of Buenos Aires, in accordance with what establishes the regulations issued by the application authority.
4. Accredit room, use, location or ownership of the house located in the cities of Zárate, Campana, Arrecifes, Captain Sarmiento, Salto, Mercedes and San Antonio de Areco, province of Buenos Aires, to May 16 and 17, 2025.
5. Accredit, with the character of “Affidavit”, the damages and/or material losses product of the meteorological phenomenon of May 16 and 17, 2025, in accordance with the procedure determined by the regulations issued by the application authority.
In case of falsehood of said declaration, the corresponding civil and criminal actions will begin.
6. Others that the application authority estimates relevant.
The creation of the fund and the granting of a subsidy had been announced by the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, days after the storm happened. The official reported President Javier Milei’s decision from her social networks. “From the Ministry of National Security, through the Federal Emergency Agency (AFE), and in coordination with the Cabinet Headquarters and the Ministry of Economy, we will soon inform how this aid will be implemented,” he said.
The storm, which began the Friday, May 16 at night until Saturday 17left a balance of three dead And more than 3,000 evacuatedin addition to whole neighborhoods under water, especially in districts such as Zárate, Campana, Arrecifes, San Antonio de Areco and exaltation of the cross.
Source: Ambito
