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Buenos Aires Reports 27% Rise in Street Homelessness as NGOs Cite Far Higher Total

Critics say the city’s count understates the crisis after the national government shifted responsibility to local authorities.

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Overview

  • IDECBA’s latest survey counted 4,522 people in May 2025, up from 3,560 a year earlier, marking a 27% year-over-year increase.
  • Of those counted, 2,948 were staying in Centros de Inclusión Social and 1,574 were sleeping in public spaces, with street dwelling at its highest level since 2021.
  • The burden is concentrated in Communes 1, 3 and 4, which together account for 53% of the population in this situation, with the microcentro as the main hotspot.
  • Social organizations’ third censo popular estimates roughly 11,900 people, alleging undercounting and citing worsening conditions linked to evictions and repression.
  • After Decree 373/2025 reassigned responsibilities to local governments, specialists fault limited resources and coordination, while the city says it opened five new shelters and added over 1,000 beds in recent months.