Parenting basket: how much does it cost according to the age of the child
The estimation of the parenting basket is made for four age groups, grouped according to the schooling levels of infants, girls, boys and adolescents, defined between under 1 year, from 1 to 3 years, from 4 to 5 years and from 6 to 12 years old.
How much does the parenting basket cost according to the age of the child?
- $120,970 for children under 1 year of age.
- $142,436 for infants from 1 to 3 years old.
- $112,640 for the 4 and 5 year tranches.
- $105,817 for children and adolescents from 6 to 12 years of age.
Breeding basket: how the index is built
The indicator includes both the monthly cost to acquire goods and services for the development of infants, girls, boys and adolescents, as well as the cost of care that arises from the valuation of the time required for said activity.
Meanwhile, the specific monthly cost of goods and services includes food, clothing, education, housing, transportation, and child care.
Specifically, the monthly cost of goods and services for each age group in July it was $28,200 for children under one year, $36,412 between one and three years, $46,375 between four and five years and $57,529 between six and 12 years.
Meanwhile he monthly cost of care for each age group in July was $92,770 for children under one, $106,023 between one and three years, $66,265 between four and five years, and $48,288 between six and 12 years.
Breeding basket: what is the reason for the new index
One of the objectives of the index is that it be used by the Power of attorney as a reference in disputes over food quotabased on what was expressed last March by the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massawhen announcing the start-up of this indicator.
A novel piece of information was that during the current month, the Family Judge of the Lomas de Zamora Judicial Department, Belen Loguercio, took this indicator as a reference to pass sentence. “Look provisional alimonyin the equivalent of 50% of the breeding basket set by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) for the age group from 6 to 12 years old,” he said in his ruling.
Source: Ambito
