Overview
- INDEC reported Tuesday that poverty reached 28.2% in the second half of 2025 and indigence 6.3%, the lowest poverty reading in seven years.
- President Javier Milei and Economy Minister Luis Caputo celebrated the release as proof that poverty has fallen to its lowest level in more than seven years.
- Researchers at the UCA said about half of the decline is a statistical effect caused by a 2004 consumption basket and changes in how the household survey captures income.
- City breakdowns show sharp gaps, with Concordia at 49.9% and Gran Santa Fe down to 30.6% in poverty even as indigence there rose to 9.3%.
- Independent estimates added to the skepticism, with consultora CP putting poverty near 42% under different parameters and other official indicators showing weaker wages and retail sales.