Overview
- City of Mendoza leaders sent a formal request to Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello asking what concrete measures the national government will deploy for people living on the streets this winter.
- The recent national count recorded 421 people in street situations in Gran Mendoza, placing the province fourth behind Buenos Aires City, Santa Fe, and Córdoba, though the survey covered 19 of 24 jurisdictions and left out five provinces.
- Local officials say the number of people on the streets in the capital has roughly doubled compared with last winter, which they argue requires faster coordination across levels of government.
- The provincial government reports it added 30 shelter beds in recent months and says more than 250 people are now housed in refuges, while municipalities have been asked to create 20 to 25 emergency places each to prevent overload in the capital.
- Authorities say mental health and addiction issues often lead people to decline shelter offers, and the city is pairing night shelters with day services and case tracking to support longer-term reintegration.