Agustín Salvia warned that homelessness “has doubled compared to last year”

Speaking to Radio 10, the sociologist also warned that unemployment could rise by one point this month“It is a situation that has undoubtedly worsened. It will surely lead to an increase in unemployment,” he said in the interview.

He added: “In the face of the crisis we are facing, it is striking that it has not increased more. Companies have tended to keep their staff and those who have suffered the most are the informal sectors, with poverty doubling compared to last year.”

Falling prices and inflation: how it affects Argentines

Salvia also questioned the indicators of “falling prices and inflation:This has a benefit for a portion of private sector workers and public sector and unregistered workers were affected.”

Salvia’s statements come in a context of price cuts in some consumer sectors and a decrease in inflation over the past few months.

However, just over a week after it was announced August CPIvarious private consulting firms gave their verdict. Most of those surveyed by Scope He agreed that it will be at 3.8%, although some measurements placed it above 4%.

Without social plans, one in four Argentines would have fallen into poverty

The devaluation and adjustment policies carried out by the administration of Javier Milei worsened the crisis that Argentina is currently experiencing, and They drove poverty and destitution rates to alarming levels.

Although monetary transfers and government subsidies to less well-off sectors managed to partially contain the impact, The figures indicate a significant deterioration the living conditions of millions of Argentines.

According to the consulting firm’s report exQuantibased on official data from the Permanent Household Survey (EPH) of INDEC, the indigence of the first quarter of 2024 would have reached a worrying 24.7% If official assistance plans had not been maintained. Therefore, One in four Argentines would live in conditions of extreme vulnerability.