They highlighted that the Universal Child Allowance increased by 351% in 2024, while the Food Card increased by 137.5%.
The Government highlighted the last increase it granted to the Universal Child Allowance (AUH)already Feed Card and stressed that the amount of the two accumulated benefits cover the 100% of the Basic Food Basket (CBA). In turn, they contrasted this data with the numbers at the end of the management of Alberto Fernandez and they pointed out that in December 2023, They only covered 54.8% of the CBA.
In turn, they pointed out that throughout the first year of management of Javier Mileithe AUH had an increase of 351%“an increase in its purchasing power over the CBA of 137%.” For their part, they added that the Alimentar Card increased its value by 137.5%and incorporated more than 600 thousand adolescents from 14 to 17 years old to the benefitand reaches a total of 4.5 million minors throughout the country.
For the month of January, the AUH was 98,127 pesos (not counting the 20% retained prior to the presentation of the AUH Booklet) while the Alimentar Card for families with only one child reached 52,250 pesos. In this way, with the two benefits, families receive 150,377 per month. Although this figure is above the 145,409 pesos of the Basic Food Basket, according to the latest INDEC report, this number includes the food expenses of an adult. In the case of families of three members, The CBA amounts to 357,706 pesos.
Through a statement, the Ministry of Human Capital remarked: “We reaffirm once again the protection, well-being and strengthening of society as a wholeespecially of the most vulnerable populationsso that each person can develop, gain autonomy and achieve freedom.”
Total Basic Basket: how much do you need to not be poor?
According to the latest report published by INDEC this Tuesday, a “typical” family (composed of two adults and two children) needed 1,024,435 pesos in December to not be considered poor. The index accelerated for the first time in four months in December, marking an increase of 2.3%, up from 1.5% in November.
With this variation, In the accumulated of 2024, the basic basket increased 106.6%. In this way, the figure was below the 117.8% that INDEC’s own Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose.
In parallel, the basic food basket (CBA)which functions as a threshold for the indigence line, also registered a monthly increase of 2.3%, while during the year it advanced 86.7%far behind the CBT and the CPI. It is worth noting, however, that this basket had had a strong increase in December 2023, after the devaluation of the first days of Javier Milei’s Government.
Source: Ambito
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