(Left) Daniel Perez, 54, receiving a bag with bread from a bakery that helps the poor; homeless people having a dinner provided by the charity organisation ‘Amigos en el camino’ (Friends on the road), in Buenos Aires. — Reuters
HOMELESSNESS is on the rise across major Argentine cities as the new libertarian government’s tough medicine reforms squeeze pensions, state salaries and push up rental prices, forcing more people into poverty.
The latest survey by local authorities showed the official number of Argentines sleeping rough on the streets of Buenos Aires reached 4,009 in April, up from 3,511 a year prior.
