Tag: UCA Social Observatory poverty measurement

• Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  A third of Argentines living below the poverty line; in Greater Buenos Aires, 41.1%

  

  Almost a third of Argentines were living below the poverty line at the end of 2018, according to a new report from the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA).

• Saturday, August 13th 2016 - 08:12 UTC

  Catholic Church criticizes Macri's policies and says 1.4 million more have fallen into poverty

  

  A new report released by the Argentine Catholic University (UCA) points to a somewhat bleak outlook on Argentina’s current socioeconomic situation, with the revelation that 1.4 million people fell into poverty between December 2015 and April 2016. The report also provides a qualitative commentary criticizing President Mauricio Macri’s social policies.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 07:59 UTC

  Catholic Church confirms 28.7% of Argentines live in poverty: 11.1 million

  

  The Social Observatory from the Argentine Catholic University, UCA, has reported that poverty in Argentina during 2014, included 28,7% of the population, which is equivalent to 11.5 million people, and higher than in the previous report.