Overview
- UNICEF’s ninth rapid survey reports that 31% of households with children cannot cover monthly expenses, down from 48% in 2024.
- Household indebtedness climbed: 31% hold formal debts, and about 45% are indebted when informal loans and e-wallet credits are included, with knock-on effects like unpaid services and loss of private health coverage for some.
- INDEC’s H1 2025 dossier shows 40.8% of households used savings or sold belongings, 50.9% financed purchases in installments or on store credit, and 25.5% took on debt overall.
- Debt burdens are heaviest for the poor, with one in three low‑income households borrowing, often from family or friends rather than banks.
- Despite near-term relief linked to AUH and Prestación Alimentar and slower inflation, child poverty remains high at 46.1% and extreme poverty at 10.2% by official measures.