The figures come after President Alberto Fernández sparked controversy by claiming that official statistics overestimate poverty

Agustín Salvia, the country’s leading expert in poverty, reveals what lies beneath the latest stats

The figure is the highest since the first semester of 2021

The numbers come following the INDEC reporting 6.3% inflation for the same month

The destitution threshold in June was AR$104,227 for a family of four

A family of four needs AR$94,148 to not be considered destitute

Social movements will camp out on Wednesday and march on Thursday protesting poverty and unemployment

The destitution threshold in March was AR$87,719 for a family of four, while the poverty line was AR$191,228

New poverty and destitution thresholds were published by the city’s statistics office