Homelessness is on the rise in Buenos Aires - Up 57% in the last 2 years

[VINO]

Some of us have been posting about how we see more homeless in the streets regardless of people saying how Milei has reduced poverty. I don't believe the numbers. I can see more people sleeping in the streets even while walking around Recoleta and Palermo.

Homelessness is on the rise in Buenos Aires: ‘There are already entire generations who know nothing but life on the streets’

Official data reveals that, in the last two years, the homeless population has grown by 57% in the Argentine capital

english.elpais.com

 

[Spend Thrift]

It's obvious that there are more people sleeping on the street. I see more people going through the trash bins looking for food than 2 years ago.

 

[Avocado]

Some of us have been posting about how we see more homeless in the streets regardless of people saying how Milei has reduced poverty. I don't believe the numbers. I can see more people sleeping in the streets even while walking around Recoleta and Palermo.

Homelessness is on the rise in Buenos Aires: ‘There are already entire generations who know nothing but life on the streets’

Official data reveals that, in the last two years, the homeless population has grown by 57% in the Argentine capital

english.elpais.com

I have been telling you all how bad things are. Only a blind person can't see more people sleeping in the street.

Also more statistic bad. Excess deaths among people over 65 in Argentina have now surpassed levels seen during the COVID‑19 pandemic (+10.6% vs +11%), thanks to Milei's cuts in public healthcare, especially the reduction of medicine supplies for the elderly.

 

[mc kenna]

Some of us have been posting about how we see more homeless in the streets regardless of people saying how Milei has reduced poverty. I don't believe the numbers. I can see more people sleeping in the streets even while walking around Recoleta and Palermo.

Homelessness is on the rise in Buenos Aires: ‘There are already entire generations who know nothing but life on the streets’

Official data reveals that, in the last two years, the homeless population has grown by 57% in the Argentine capital

english.elpais.com

Very tough to see homelessness increase. I have witnessed it all over the city. Just a tsunami of prices going up, salaries not keeping up with inflation, and especially companies closing down and people losing jobs. Utility bill increases are too high. My electricity bill doubled in a short amount of time with less usage.

Worst than inflation is stagflation and we are hitting it now. Prices keep going up, wages aren't keeping up with inflation, more jobs have been lost than vs. the pandemic, businesses are closing, demand is non-existent and interest rates are very high.

Situation is getting worse not better.

 

[BarryBloomWwf]

One thing i noticed being an insomniac is a lot more people going through the trash at ungodly hours like 3am. I don't know if it's true but I've heard even trash scavenging is regulated by local mafias, like you can't just go up to any bin and take from it, they are assigned.

I wondered if a lot more homeless means a lot more desperate people trying to not get caught going through the bins by whoever controls this stuff. Very sad situation !

 

[JeffR]

One thing i noticed being an insomniac is a lot more people going through the trash at ungodly hours like 3am. I don't know if it's true but I've heard even trash scavenging is regulated by local mafias, like you can't just go up to any bin and take from it, they are assigned.

I wondered if a lot more homeless means a lot more desperate people trying to not get caught going through the bins by whoever controls this stuff. Very sad situation !

That would not surprise me about local mafias for trash bins. I don't know either way but I notice many more people going through the trash looking for food. It is much worse than before Milei. That no one can argue with. It's clear as day to see.

 

[Avocado]

Look at how out of touch these caste are. Macri just said that a poor person today lives better than a king 100 years ago. 💩

Mauricio Macri: “Un pobre de hoy vive igual o mejor que un rey de hace cien años”

El exmandatario se refirió al impacto laboral tras el cierre de la planta y sostuvo que, en los lugares donde las cosas funcionan, hoy existen mejores condiciones de vida por el acceso a servicios básicos, transporte y educación pública

www.infobae.com

 

[MikeYoung]

People sure seem desperate and hungry.

 

[Cheap Bastard]

There are clearly more people living on the streets in Buenos Aires now. I live and work in Retiro, and the increase compared to last year is really noticeable.

Official figures still place Buenos Aires far below cities like Los Angeles in total numbers. But comparisons only go so far. What matters is that, here, in our own neighborhoods, the situation is visibly worsening.

In general, people experiencing homelessness in Buenos Aires tend to be calmer and less confrontational than what I saw during the decade I lived in Los Angeles. But that shouldn’t be the benchmark. The fact that things could be worse doesn’t mean they aren’t already serious.

There is more visible poverty, more precarious situations, and yes, more petty crime. Restaurants and bakeries in my area often are nice and are giving away day-old food or bottles of water. Informal recycling provides some people with minimal income. These community responses are compassionate, but they are not structural solutions.

Historically, the villas helped absorb and prevent widespread street homelessness. But the pressure now feels different. The traditional safety valves don’t seem to be working as effectively as before. And they are clearing out people that are squatting too.

Because what we’re seeing now feels less like a temporary fluctuation and more like a warning sign.

 

[Blockchain]

One thing i noticed being an insomniac is a lot more people going through the trash at ungodly hours like 3am. I don't know if it's true but I've heard even trash scavenging is regulated by local mafias, like you can't just go up to any bin and take from it, they are assigned.

I wondered if a lot more homeless means a lot more desperate people trying to not get caught going through the bins by whoever controls this stuff. Very sad situation !

I notice this too walking home from the bars late. It is an eye opener. I was just down in BA and it's much worse than last year. Even walking down the street on Santa Fe Avenue on nice areas I see people sleeping in the doorstops.

 

[citygirl]

The problem is things are going in the wrong direction with many things with Milei. Sure some things have improved like inflation and some taxes have improved but at what cost? Medical and healthcare has deteriorated and level of service and cost has shot up, education and the arts have suffered, more homeless, and social services have gotten worse not counting his sister stealing from the social services.

 

[Finance Prof]

The homeless situation is very sad but part of it is that this administration is pro-business. They are finally kicking out squatters from places they took over and there are a ton of eviction cases of people that have been basically squatting in their places as the court system takes forever to go through. The government has fast tracked these so lots of people getting kicked out and homeless too if they don't have family or friends that will take them in.

 

[Uncle Wong]

The homeless situation is very sad but part of it is that this administration is pro-business. They are finally kicking out squatters from places they took over and there are a ton of eviction cases of people that have been basically squatting in their places as the court system takes forever to go through. The government has fast tracked these so lots of people getting kicked out and homeless too if they don't have family or friends that will take them in.

This totally makes sense. I saw on the news they were kicking a lot of families out of squatted places. One place had about 200 people in it from the report. I guess if they are doing this with many buildings that explains why so many are sleeping on the street.

I've seen a few people sleeping in these dumpsters on the street which is gross.

 

[Peabody]

This totally makes sense. I saw on the news they were kicking a lot of families out of squatted places. One place had about 200 people in it from the report. I guess if they are doing this with many buildings that explains why so many are sleeping on the street.

I've seen a few people sleeping in these dumpsters on the street which is gross.

This whole situation is nothing but a delusional libertarian pipe dream! The City is patting itself on the back for evicting some 525+ properties, but give me a break. Some of these places were squatted for 50 years—50! The handful of people they actually managed to kick out is a drop in the bucket compared to the massive surge in homelessness we're seeing. And what, are we supposed to believe none of those people had jobs or families? It’s ridiculous.

I walk through Retiro every single day and I’m tripping over people sleeping on the sidewalk. It’s almost entirely men under thirty. You don’t see the women and children as much, probably because they’re actually willing to follow charity rules to stay off the concrete, but make no mistake they are out there too.

The real culprit here is this brutal, tightening economy. You’ve got families trying to survive on a pathetic $200 or $300 a month in the conurbano while food prices and utility bills skyrocket. How are they supposed to survive?

And don’t even get me started on Milei gutting the rent control and tenant laws two years ago. That was a total disaster! Rents didn't just go up; they doubled or tripled overnight. I know people who had to crawl back to their aging parents or grandparents or cram into shared apartments just to keep a roof over their heads. There was a massive spike in homelessness right after that law changed in 2023, and it was just as bad as what we’re seeing now.

The government loves to hide behind "overall inflation" numbers, but that’s a lie. Who cares if the price of Coca-Cola or beef didn't jump that much when rents exploded by 300%? You can't eat a lower inflation rate when your housing costs have effectively evicted you. It’s a total mess and they're just pretending it's "market efficiency."

 

[Avocado]

This whole situation is nothing but a delusional libertarian pipe dream! The City is patting itself on the back for evicting some 525+ properties, but give me a break. Some of these places were squatted for 50 years—50! The handful of people they actually managed to kick out is a drop in the bucket compared to the massive surge in homelessness we're seeing. And what, are we supposed to believe none of those people had jobs or families? It’s ridiculous.

I walk through Retiro every single day and I’m tripping over people sleeping on the sidewalk. It’s almost entirely men under thirty. You don’t see the women and children as much, probably because they’re actually willing to follow charity rules to stay off the concrete, but make no mistake they are out there too.

The real culprit here is this brutal, tightening economy. You’ve got families trying to survive on a pathetic $200 or $300 a month in the conurbano while food prices and utility bills skyrocket. How are they supposed to survive?

And don’t even get me started on Milei gutting the rent control and tenant laws two years ago. That was a total disaster! Rents didn't just go up; they doubled or tripled overnight. I know people who had to crawl back to their aging parents or grandparents or cram into shared apartments just to keep a roof over their heads. There was a massive spike in homelessness right after that law changed in 2023, and it was just as bad as what we’re seeing now.

The government loves to hide behind "overall inflation" numbers, but that’s a lie. Who cares if the price of Coca-Cola or beef didn't jump that much when rents exploded by 300%? You can't eat a lower inflation rate when your housing costs have effectively evicted you. It’s a total mess and they're just pretending it's "market efficiency."

I agree! Most Milei supporters only see what they want to see or lying to themselves. This always happen but we will see big crash before next election.

 

[BarryBloomWwf]

Inflation has exploded the last month or so whatever the official rates say

 

[Avocado]

Inflation has exploded the last month or so whatever the official rates say

Milei and Caputo lie. Look their our head of INDEC resigned instead of lying. Everyone knows they are lying and their time is going to end.